Map of Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Khobar is a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, with a population of about 165,799. It lies at 26.2794°N, 50.2083°E. Khobar is about 392 km (244 mi) northeast of Riyadh, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dhahran, 9 km to the west.

Khobar at a glance

Where is Khobar?

• The 20th largest city in Saudi Arabia by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Eastern Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 29 min on the shortest day to 13 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Khobar

• Dhahran — 9 km west
• Dammam — 20 km northwest
• Sayhāt — 28 km northwest
• Jidd Ḩafş — 35 km east, Bahrain
• Madīnat Ḩamad — 35 km southeast, Bahrain
• Madīnat ‘Īsá — 36 km east, Bahrain
• Tārūt — 37 km northwest
• Al Qaţīf — 37 km northwest
• Dār Kulayb — 38 km southeast, Bahrain
• Manama — 38 km east, Bahrain

Largest cities in Eastern Province

• Dammam — 1,252,523
• Al Hufūf — 293,179
• Hafar Al-Batin — 271,642
• Al Jubayl — 237,274
• Dhahran — 99,540
• Al Qaţīf — 98,259
• Tārūt — 85,371
• Sayhāt — 66,702
• Al Khafjī — 54,857
• Şafwá — 45,876

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
• Ha'il — 605,930

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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.