Sakakah
سَكَاكَا | |
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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) |
• Metro | 29,420 km2 (11,360 sq mi) |
Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) |
Population (2024 census[1]) | |
• City | 333,265 |
• Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
• Metro | 381,611 (Sakakah governorate) |
Sakākā, often spelled Sakakah (Arabic: سَكَاكَا) is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia which is the capital of Al-Jawf Province.[2] It is located just to the north of the An Nafud desert. Sakakah had a population of 333,265 at the 2024 census.[3]