Map of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

Ha'il is the administrative centre of Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia, with a population of about 605,930. It lies at 27.5219°N, 41.6907°E. Ha'il is about 593 km (368 mi) northwest of Riyadh, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Bukayrīyah, 248 km to the southeast.

Ha'il at a glance

Where is Ha'il?

• The 10th largest city in Saudi Arabia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 24 min on the shortest day to 13 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ha'il

• Al Bukayrīyah — 248 km southeast
• Ar Rass — 257 km southeast
• Buraydah — 263 km southeast
• Sakakah — 308 km northwest
• Al Mithnab — 312 km southeast
• Az Zulfī — 338 km southeast
• Arar — 389 km north
• Sulţānah — 397 km southwest
• Medina — 398 km southwest
• Ad Dawādimī — 430 km southeast

Largest cities in Saudi Arabia

• Jeddah — 4,697,000
• Riyadh — 4,205,961
• Mecca — 1,578,722
• Medina — 1,300,000
• Dammam — 1,252,523
• Sulţānah — 946,697
• Buraydah — 745,353
• Ta’if — 688,693
• Tabuk — 667,000
• Najrān — 505,652

Map of Saudi Arabia and all its cities →

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.