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Sakakah

Al Jawf Region · Saudi Arabia
City population
128,332
#24
in Saudi Arabia
#1
in Al Jawf Region
#4,462
worldwide
RiyadhSakakah
29.970, 40.206 · 871 km from Riyadh
Share of Saudi Arabia
0.3%
Of the national population
Elevation
555 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Riyadh
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
IANA zone identifier

About Sakakah

Sakakah is a city in Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia with a population of 128,332. It is the 24th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Saudi Arabia, and the 4,462nd largest worldwide. It lies 871 km from Riyadh.

Position in Saudi Arabia
#24of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Al Jawf Region
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Al Jawf Region
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
29.970, 40.206
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.

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