Sharurah

Sharurah
شرورة
Sharurah in Najran
Sharurah in Najran
Sharurah is located in Saudi Arabia
Sharurah
Sharurah
Location in Najran Province, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 17°29′N 047°07′E / 17.483°N 47.117°E / 17.483; 47.117
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceNajran
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total85,977

Sharurah (Arabic: شرورة) is a governorate in Najran Province, southern Saudi Arabia, approximately 200 miles east of the town of Najran.

It is located in the Empty Quarter desert near the Yemeni border, and functions mainly as a border town. Sharurah had a population of 85,977 at the 2010 Census.[1] It served by Sharurah Domestic Airport, a small airport with services to Riyadh, Abha and Jeddah.

  1. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia: Sharurah". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.