Shaqra (Saudi Arabia)

Shaqra
شقراء
City
Shaqra is located in Saudi Arabia
Shaqra
Shaqra
Coordinates: 25°14′54″N 45°15′10″E / 25.24833°N 45.25278°E / 25.24833; 45.25278
CountrySaudi Arabia
ProvinceRiyadh Province
Population
 • Total
35,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Shaqra (Arabic: شقراء [ALA-LC: Shaqrāʼ]) is a town in central Saudi Arabia, The city is located about 190 kilometers north-west of the capital Riyadh. It is a small city which is now growing due to the newly opened Shaqra University. The city is peaceful and well designed and most of the daily necessities are available. Its astronomical location, as it is located at the intersection of latitude 15 and 25 north with longitude 15 and 45 east, so that it occupies an intermediate position between longitude and latitude in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which extends north to latitude 32 and south to latitude 16. ،