Map of Sakakah, Saudi Arabia

Sakakah is the administrative centre of Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia, with a population of about 128,332. It lies at 29.9697°N, 40.2064°E. Sakakah is about 871 km (541 mi) northwest of Riyadh, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Arar, 137 km to the northeast.

Sakakah at a glance

Where is Sakakah?

• The 22nd largest city in Saudi Arabia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Al Jawf Region on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sakakah

• Arar — 137 km northeast
• Ţubarjal — 200 km west
• Turaif — 240 km northwest
• Ha'il — 308 km southeast
• Qurayyat — 313 km northwest
• Tabuk — 394 km southwest
• Rukban — 398 km north, Jordan
• Az̧ Z̧ulayl — 444 km northwest, Jordan
• Saḩāb — 453 km northwest, Jordan
• Najaf — 456 km northeast, Iraq

Largest cities in Al Jawf Region

• Qurayyat — 102,903
• Ţubarjal — 40,019

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.