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Map of Saudi Arabia, Middle East


Desert landscape near the Saudi capital of Riyadh
Desert landscape near the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
Image: Peter Dowley

About Saudi Arabia


Saudi Arabia Flag
The map shows Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a desert country in southwestern Asia (Middle East) that occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula.

The kingdom is bounded by the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea in the west and the Persian Gulf in the east. Border countries are Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Saudi Arabia shares maritime boundaries with Bahrain, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, and Sudan.

The country is the largest Arab state with a land area of more than two million km²; compared, the sheikdom is about four times the size of France, or somewhat larger than one quarter the size of the contiguous United States.


Saudi Arabia has a population of 33.4 million people (in 2018); more than 12.6 million people are expatriates.
Saudi Arabia is the homeland of Arab Bedouins and the Arabian language, the historic birthplace of Islam and the Arab-Islamic culture which originated in the towns of Mecca and Medina at the beginning of the 7th century.

The country's capital and largest city is Riyadh. Other major towns are Jiddah, Ta'if (At Taif), Dammam, Buraydah, and Al Khobar, part of the Dammam metropolitan area. Spoken language is Arabic.

Geographical Regions of Saudi Arabia
The Arabian Desert covers large parts of the country's landscape. The Arabian Desert consists of a number of interconnected desert regions including the An Nafud in the north, and the Rub' al Khali ("the Empty Quarter") in the southern part of the country. The Rub' al Khali is one of the world's largest contiguous sand deserts.

The coastal plain in western Saudi Arabia along the Red Sea is known as the Tihamah, the east of the plain is dominated by the escarpments of two mountain ranges, the Hejaz and the Asir mountain range, separated by a gap in the area of Mecca. The highest point of Saudi Arabia is Jabal Sawda, the peak of about 3,000 m is located in the Abha region in the Asir mountains in the southwestern corner of the sheikdom. The one hundred kilometers wide strip of coastal plains and the western mountain ranges is known as the Hejaz ('the Barrier'). The Hejaz separates the coastal area from the Najd, the central region of Saudi Arabia. The Najd is bounded to the east by the historical region of Eastern Arabia, and in the north by the Syrian Desert.

There are no rivers or bodies of water in the country, only ancient river channels, now buried by the seas of sand. Nonrenewable fossil water from aquifers and underground rivers, water from seasonal floods, and desalinated saltwater are used for human consumption and irrigation.

Climate
Saudi Arabia has a predominantly hot and dry environment. The continental climate in the interior of the country features considerable temperature differences, especially between day and night. In summer, maximum temperatures of 50° C are possible during the day, in winter, the freezing point can be reached at night. The average annual temperature is 28° C.

Map of Saudi Arabia

Arabia, Political map of Saudi Arabia
Political Map of Saudi Arabia

The map shows Saudi Arabia and surrounding countries with international borders, the location of the national capital Riyadh, region capitals, major cities, main roads, and major airports.

 You are free to use above map for educational purposes, please refer to the Nations Online Project.


More about Saudi Arabia


Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām mosque and Abraj Al Bait hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām, the Great Mosque of Mecca. Located within the largest mosque in the world is the Kaaba, the holy shrine of Islam. Abraj Al Bait in background, a megatall hotel complex of seven skyscrapers.
Photo: neo saed
 
Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 administrative regions (or states).

The regions are (region capital in parenteses:)

Al-Bahah State (Al-Bahah)
Al Jawf State (Sakakah)
Al-Qassim State (Buraidah)
'Asir State (Abha)
Eastern Province (Dammam)
Ha'il Region (Ha'il)
Jizan State (Jizan)
Madinah State (Medina)
Makkah State (Mecca)
Najran State (Najran)
Northern Borders Region ('Ar'ar)
Riyadh State (Riyadh)
Tabuk State (Tabuk)


Saudi Arabian Cities and Towns:

The map shows the location of following Saudi Arabian cities and towns:

The most populous cities are: Riyadh, Jiddah, Mecca, Medina, Ta'if (At Taif), Dammam, Buraydah, and Al Khobar, part of the Dammam metropolitan area.

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