Abqaiq

Abqaiq
بقيق
Abqaiq is located in Saudi Arabia
Abqaiq
Abqaiq
Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 25°56′06″N 49°39′58″E / 25.93500°N 49.66611°E / 25.93500; 49.66611
CountrySaudi Arabia
ProvinceEastern Province
Established1940
Government
 • Provincial GovernorSaud bin Nayef Al Saud
Population
 (2022 census)
 • City45,032
 • Metro
64,632 (Abqaiq governorate)
Time zoneUTC+3
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal Code
(5 digits)
Area code+966-13
WebsiteOfficial website
Map of Abqaiq Region

Abqaiq (Arabic: بقيق, romanizedBiqayq) is a Saudi Aramco gated community and oil-processing facility located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, located in the desert 60 km southwest of the Dhahran-Dammam-Khobar metropolitan area, and north of the Rub' al-Khali, the second largest sand desert in the world also known as the "Empty Quarter". The community was built in the 1940s by Aramco (now Saudi Aramco). The Abqaiq community had a population of approximately 1,500 in 2012, though the inclusion of the population outside the Saudi Aramco community brings this number closer to 45,000 (2022 census).[1]

Abqaiq has been organizing a Safari Festival since 2017. The 10-days festival aims at presenting the Arab and desert heritage by presenting different shows.[2]

  1. ^ "Places in Abqaīq (Eastern Region Region, Saudi Arabia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Abqaiq Safari Festival attracts 200,000 visitors". Arab News. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.