Buraidah

Coordinates: 26°20′N 43°58′E / 26.333°N 43.967°E / 26.333; 43.967
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Buraydah
بريدة
City
AST)
Area code+966
Websitemarsad-buridah.com

Buraidah (

dates festival which is the biggest in the world with extensive variety of dates. It has been called the city of dates.[2]
On November 8, 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO" included the city of Buraidah among the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities.

Buraydah, the regional capital of

Wadi Al-Rummah
. Buraydah has a typical desert climate, with hot summers, mild winters and low humidity.

In Buraydah, agriculture is still the cornerstone of the economy. The traditional oasis products of dates, lemons, oranges, and other fruits are still important. Modern introduction of wheat production has become so successful that Buraydah is one of the largest producers in the kingdom, and is important in making Saudi Arabia a net exporter of cereal.

Central city park in Buraida

Notable landmarks

An open date palm market in Buraidah
Date palms
  • Museum of Buraydah: it is on King Abdul Aziz Road next to King Khaled Beridp civilization, and there are days devoted for families and days for young people, and it has on display the area's heritage from all different aspects of life.
  • Market trades and handicrafts
  • King Khalid Cultural Center and Garden: in the vicinity of the Museum, a major Buraydah gardens open to visitors every day and in meetings and places for children is innocent and is in the summer, the administration of the summer activities for families and children.
  • Buraidah water tower: one of the most iconic landmarks in the city of Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. It is a towering structure that stands at a height of 40 meters and has a capacity of 5,000 cubic meters of water. The tower serves as a vital source of water for the residents of Buraidah, and it has become a symbol of the city's progress and development over the years. It is opened to visitors in the summer (festival). The nearby central city park is a popular excursion destination all year round.
  • Buraidah Dates Market: It is the largest dates market in the world and is located in the center of buraidah.[3][4]
  • Buraidah Camel Market: The Buraidah Camel Market is the largest camel market in the world and is situated on the outskirts of Buraydah in Al-Qassim and is a spectacular sight with thousands of camels for sale.

Roads and transport

Highways link Buraydah to the major cities surrounding it. It is 317 kilometers by highway to get to

SAR
with a modern rail station located at the northeast of the city. There is a train station in Buraidah with direct trains to Riyadh, Majmaa and Hail, and from there to Jouf as well.

The

Manamah, Kuwait, and Cairo
are scheduled regularly along with domestic destinations.

Climate

Buraidah has a

hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification
BWh), with long, extremely hot summers and short, very mild winters. Precipitation is very low, which falls almost entirely between November and May, leaving summers extremely dry.

Climate data for Buraidah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		32.4
(90.3) 		38.5
(101.3) 		42.1
(107.8) 		43.2
(109.8) 		43.4
(110.1) 		40.9
(105.6) 		35.3
(95.5) 		26.7
(80.1) 		21.3
(70.3) 		32.7
(90.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.8
(55.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		19.2
(66.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		30.6
(87.1) 		33.5
(92.3) 		34.5
(94.1) 		34.8
(94.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		26.9
(80.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		14.7
(58.5) 		24.9
(76.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		8.1
(46.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		17.4
(63.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		18.5
(65.3) 		12.8
(55.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		17.1
(62.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 21.2
(0.83) 		10.8
(0.43) 		26.7
(1.05) 		28.8
(1.13) 		13.9
(0.55) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.1
(0.00) 		4.3
(0.17) 		24.2
(0.95) 		15.6
(0.61) 		145.7
(5.72)
Average precipitation days 6.2 3.0 6.3 8.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.4 5.3 4.5 38.5
Source: [5]

Population

The city has experienced very high rates of population growth. In 2022, Buraidah officially counted a population of 571,169 within the city limits.[6]

Education

Public schools

General Administration of Education in Qassim region enrolls over 118,589 students in primary, intermediate and high public schools in Buraidah. These students are enrolled in 381 primary schools, 211 intermediate schools and 131 public high schools.[7] 9754 students are enrolled in 77 private schools.[7] There are a number of international schools in Buraidah as well as many private kindergartens.

Colleges and universities

central hall of new Qassim University building, January 2024

Qassim University is the largest higher educational institution in Al-Qassim region located in the west of Buraidah where more than 70,000 undergraduate and graduate students attend 38 colleges. Qassim University is among Saudi Arabia's largest 29 public universities in terms of the number of students. Besides Qassim University, there are three private higher education establishments in Buraidah. Mustaqbal University is a private university where 1234 undergraduate students study in engineering, computer science, dentistry, and administrative and human sciences colleges.[8] Buraydah College is another private higher education establishment where 2987 undergraduate students are enrolled in four faculties focused in dentistry, applied medical science, engineering and information technology, and administrative and human sciences colleges.[9] The third private higher education institute is Al-Ghad International Health Sciences Colleges.

Vocational training colleges

In addition to the technical training high school, Buraidah College of Technology and the College of Food and Environment Technology are two technical colleges managed by TVTC. Also, there are the International Technical Colleges operated in cooperation between TVTC and Laureate Vocational Saudi Arabia. Saudi Railway Polytechnic is a unique vocational training institute for railway technology located in the city.

Libraries

Besides Qassim University central libraries that hold more than 2,200,000 items,[10] King Saud public library is the main public library in Buraidah with around 30,000 titles and it is the oldest government public library in Saudi Arabia.[11] Sulaiman Al Rajhi Public library and the Literary club library are two other libraries open to the public in the city.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Buraidah Governorate". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Buraidah | Creative Cities Network". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ^ spa. "اقتصادي / مهرجان بريدة للتمور ينطلق الأحد المقبل بباقة واسعة من الأنشطة والفعاليات وكالة الأنباء السعودية".
  4. ^ "saudiarabiatourismguide.com".
  5. ^ "Weather Information for Buraydah".
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia: Regions & Major Cities - Statistics & Maps on City Population". Citypopulation.de. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Al Qaseem region" (PDF). stats.gov.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. ^ "الجامعات و الكليات الأهلية". Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. ^ "الجامعات و الكليات الأهلية". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018.
  10. ^ "عمادة شؤون المكتبات إحصـــاءات". Archived from the original on 14 March 2018.
  11. ^ "تقرير / مكتبة الملك سعود في بريدة منارة ثقافية تضم 23 ألف عنوان وكالة الأنباء السعودية". www.spa.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

Further reading

  • Mackey, Sandra. The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom. Updated Edition. Norton Paperback.
    ISBN 0-393-32417-6
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