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Arar
Northern Borders Region · Saudi Arabia
City population
148,540
#23
in Saudi Arabia
#1
in Northern Borders Region
#3,824
worldwide
30.975, 41.038 · 895 km from Riyadh
About Arar
Arar is a city in Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia with a population of 148,540. It is the 23rd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Saudi Arabia, and the 3,824th largest worldwide. It lies 895 km from Riyadh.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Northern Borders Region
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
30.975, 41.038
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 96 in Saudi ArabiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.