Hafar al-Batin

Coordinates: 28°26′3″N 45°57′49″E / 28.43417°N 45.96361°E / 28.43417; 45.96361
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Hafar al-Batin (

Arabic: حفر الباطن Ḥafar al-Bāṭin), also frequently spelled Hafr al-Batin, is a city in the Hafar al-Batin Governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It is located 430 km north of Riyadh, 94.2 km from the Kuwait border, and about 74.3 from the Iraq border. The city lies in the dry valley of the Wadi al-Batin, which is part of the longer valley of the river Wadi al-Rummah (now dry), which leads inland toward Medina and formerly emptied into the Persian Gulf
.

History

In the 1st century

Arabic: حفر الباطن, "the hole of al-Batin Valley") is derived from this.[citation needed]. It was part of Kuwait before the Uqair Protocol of 1922 in which it was given to Saudi Arabia.[3]

The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Housing announced in August 2020 that they would be including Hafr Al Batin in its program to increase residential ownership by its citizens. The ministry will be providing 759 plots in Hafr Al Batin alone.[4]

Population

In 2010, Hafar al-Batin, had more than 35 villages in its suburban area and the total population reached 400,993 to 600,000

Transportation

Airport

For full international service, the city is served by King Fahd International Airport with driving distance of 450 km.

Nonetheless, Hafar al-Batin has two airports: One with limited domestic flights (Qaisumah) (IATA: AQI, ICAO: OEPA) airport about 20 km in the southeast, and one for military use only (King Khaled Military City Airport) (IATA: KMC, ICAO: OEKK) about 70 km in the southwest.

Roads

All the downtown roads of Hafar al-Batin are paved. It is connected with an international network of roads, connecting Saudi Arabia with Kuwait in the East and connecting the North with the Eastern Province.

Districts

  • Al-Aziziah A
  • Al-Aziziah B
  • Al-Aziziah69
  • Al-Khalediyah
  • Al-Rabwah
  • Al-Muhammadiyah
  • Al-Baladiyah
  • Al-Rawdhah
  • Al-Nayefiyah
  • Al-Sulaimaniyah
  • Al-Faisaliyah
  • Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari

Climate

The weather in Hafar al-Batin ranges from −2–8 °C (28–46 °F) in winter nights to 40–50 °C (104–122 °F) during summer days. The climate in general is hot and dry, and it rains only during winter months.

hot desert (BWh).[5]

Climate data for Hafar al-Batin (1991-2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.5
(86.9)
35.0
(95.0)
39.4
(102.9)
43.5
(110.3)
47.8
(118.0)
49.0
(120.2)
52.0
(125.6)
50.5
(122.9)
47.8
(118.0)
43.8
(110.8)
40.0
(104.0)
30.2
(86.4)
52.0
(125.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6)
21.3
(70.3)
26.4
(79.5)
33.0
(91.4)
39.0
(102.2)
42.9
(109.2)
43.9
(111.0)
44.4
(111.9)
41.2
(106.2)
35.7
(96.3)
26.0
(78.8)
19.8
(67.6)
32.6
(90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.7
(53.1)
14.4
(57.9)
19.1
(66.4)
25.2
(77.4)
31.4
(88.5)
35.1
(95.2)
36.4
(97.5)
36.7
(98.1)
33.1
(91.6)
27.6
(81.7)
19.0
(66.2)
13.3
(55.9)
25.3
(77.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
7.6
(45.7)
11.4
(52.5)
17.4
(63.3)
23.2
(73.8)
26.3
(79.3)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
24.1
(75.4)
19.4
(66.9)
12.4
(54.3)
7.2
(45.0)
17.5
(63.4)
Record low °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0)
−1.5
(29.3)
0.2
(32.4)
5.0
(41.0)
14.0
(57.2)
18.5
(65.3)
23.0
(73.4)
22.0
(71.6)
16.5
(61.7)
11.0
(51.8)
0.8
(33.4)
−3.7
(25.3)
−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.5
(1.08)
11.2
(0.44)
12.2
(0.48)
17.1
(0.67)
2.7
(0.11)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
2.9
(0.11)
21.1
(0.83)
19.1
(0.75)
113.8
(4.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 3.3 1.7 2.2 3.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.4 3.1 17.1
Source: World Meteorological Organization[6]

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "رئيس بلدية محافظة حفر الباطن محمد حمود الشايع - اخبارية محافظة حفر الباطن". Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  2. ^ "Hafar al-Batin (Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ "Put It in Neutral". opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. May 2012.
  4. ^ "Saudi's Sakani launches 5 housing plans to provide 2,009 plots of land". Construction Week Online Middle East. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  5. ^ "Climate: Hafar al-Batin - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  6. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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