Al-Bad'
البدع | |
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Coordinates: 28°28′29″N 35°00′53″E / 28.47472°N 35.01472°E | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Region | Tabuk Region |
Al-Badʿ (Arabic: البدع [alˈbadʕ]) is a town in Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia. It is west of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, between Tabuk and the Red Sea Coast. Located at 28° 41' N and 35° 18' E, it lies on the border of the Hejaz, and was in antiquity in Southern Midian.[1][2] Al-Bad is located in the valley of the Wadi Aful in a highland area (218m ASL). It is near the town of Tayyib Al-Ism and approx. 25 km east of the eastern coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, part of the Red Sea where there are pristine coral reefs. In 1995, 2 people at Al-Bad' died during the Gulf of Aqaba earthquake.[3]