Yanbu

Yanbu
The Movenpick Hotel in Yanbu
The Movenpick Hotel in Yanbu
Yanbu is located in Saudi Arabia
Yanbu
Yanbu
Coordinates: 24°5′17.75″N 38°3′29.50″E / 24.0882639°N 38.0581944°E / 24.0882639; 38.0581944
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceAl Madinah
GovernorateYanbu
Established491 BC
Government
 • Provincial GovernorFaisal bin Salman
Area
 • Metro
10,340 km2 (3,990 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census[1])
 • City331,916
 • Metro
359,631 (Yanbu governorate)
Time zoneUTC+3
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal Code
(5 digits)
Area code+966-14

Yanbu (Arabic: ينبع, romanizedYanbu', lit.'Spring'), also known as Yambu or Yenbo, is a city in the Al Madinah Province of western Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 300 kilometers northwest of Jeddah (at 24°05′N 38°00′E / 24.083°N 38.000°E / 24.083; 38.000). The population is 331,916 (2022 census). Many residents are foreign expatriates working in the oil refineries and petrochemical industry, mostly from Asia, but there are also large numbers from the Middle East, Europe, and North America.

Yanbu has three primary sections; Yanbu Al-Bahr, Yanbu Al-Nakhl and Yanbu Al-Sina'iya as well as a major Red Sea port.[2]

  1. ^ "Yanbu governorate". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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