Map of Tabuk, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia

Tabuk is the administrative centre of Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia, with a population of about 667,000. It lies at 28.3998°N, 36.5715°E. Tabuk is about 1,090 km (677 mi) northwest of Riyadh, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Aqaba, 197 km to the northwest.

Tabuk at a glance

Where is Tabuk?

• The 9th largest city in Saudi Arabia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 20 min on the shortest day to 13 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tabuk

• Aqaba — 197 km northwest, Jordan
• Eilat — 204 km northwest, Israel
• Ma'an — 216 km north, Jordan
• Sharm el-Sheikh — 226 km west, Egypt
• Ţubarjal — 283 km northeast
• El-Tor — 289 km west, Egypt
• Hurghada — 300 km southwest, Egypt
• Safaga — 318 km southwest, Egypt
• Dimona — 332 km northwest, Israel
• Qurayyat — 334 km north

Largest cities in Tabuk Region

• Umluj — 33,874

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
• Ha'il — 605,930
• Najrān — 505,652

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Other places named Tabuk

• Tabuk — Cordillera, Philippines

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.