Sakakah
سَكَاكَا | |
|---|---|
 Sakakah seen from the International Space Station | |
  Sakakah Location in Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′11″N 040°12′00″E / 29.96972°N 40.20000°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Al Jawf |
| Area | |
| • City | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 475 km2 (183 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 9,420 km2 (3,640 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) |
| Population (2024 census[1]) | |
| • City | 209,174 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 241,669(Sakakah governorate) |
| • Metro | 296,010 |
Sakākā, often spelled Sakakah (Arabic: سَكَاكَا) is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia which is the capital of Al-Jawf Province.[2] located just to the north of the An Nafud desert. Sakakah had a population of 209,174 at the 2024 census.[3]
- ^ "Sakakah governorate". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Taher, Mohamed (1998). Encyclopaedic Survey of Islamic Culture. Anmol Publications. ISBN 81-261-0403-1.