Map of Najrān, Saudi Arabia

Najrān is the administrative centre of Najran Region, Saudi Arabia, with a population of about 505,652. It lies at 17.4933°N, 44.1277°E. Najrān is about 844 km (524 mi) south of Riyadh, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sa'dah, 73 km to the southwest.

Najrān at a glance

Where is Najrān?

• The 11th largest city in Saudi Arabia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 05 min on the shortest day to 13 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Najrān

• Sa'dah — 73 km southwest, Yemen
• Abū ‘Arīsh — 149 km southwest
• Şabyā — 164 km west
• Khamis Mushait — 173 km northwest
• Jizan — 180 km west
• Abha — 190 km northwest
• ‘Amrān — 205 km south, Yemen
• Ḩajjah — 208 km south, Yemen
• Sanaa — 238 km south, Yemen
• Sayyān — 259 km south, Yemen

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.