Al Lith

Al Lith
الليث Al Lith
Nickname: 
The Pearl of the Red Sea
Al Lith is located in Saudi Arabia
Al Lith
Al Lith
Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 20°9′0″N 40°16′0″E / 20.15000°N 40.26667°E / 20.15000; 40.26667
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceMakkah (Mecca)
Joined Saudi Arabia1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Government
 • City GovernorMohammad Al Qabbaa[1]
Population
 (2022)
 • City
20,811
 • Metro
73,753 (Al Lith Governorate)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal Code
(5 digits)
Area code+966-12

Al Lith (Arabic: الليث) is a city in the Tihamah region on the coast of the Red Sea south west of the holy city of Mecca. It is the fifth largest city in population in Makkah Province, and it is one of the large sea ports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, and Miqat Yalamlam is located north of it. The population of Al Lith is over 20,800 people (2022 census).[2]

  1. ^ "Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud visits Al Lith". Al Riyadh. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Places in Al-Līth (Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-03.