Hafar al-Batin
Hafar al-Batin | |
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City | |
+966 -1-3-7 |
Hafar al-Batin (
History
In the 1st century
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
- Hafar al-Batin about +300,642 28°26′3″N 45°57′49″E / 28.43417°N 45.96361°E
- Qaisumah about +22,538 28°18′32″N 46°08′00″E / 28.30889°N 46.13333°E
- Al-Theebiyah about +14,442 28°07′30″N 45°40′03″E / 28.12500°N 45.66750°E
- Ar Raqa'i +5,665 29°01′00″N 46°33′00″E / 29.01667°N 46.55000°E
- As Su'ayerah about +3,607
- As Sufayri about +2,481 28°31′25″N 45°48′09″E / 28.52361°N 45.80250°E
- Al-Qalt - Ibn Tuwalah about +1,128 28°37′48″N 45°19′48″E / 28.63000°N 45.33000°E
- Samoudah about +914
- As Sadawi about +822
- Um Qulaib about +612 27°49′50″N 45°58′55″E / 27.83056°N 45.98194°E
- An Nazim about +585 28°39′00″N 45°13′12″E / 28.65000°N 45.22000°E
- Dhabhah about +267
- Um Ashar about +73 27°43′12″N 45°03′36″E / 27.72000°N 45.06000°E
- Al-Metiahah Al-Janobiyah about +61
- Al-Hamatiyat about +17
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.
Climate data for Hafar al-Batin (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "رئيس بلدية محافظة حفر الباطن محمد حمود الشايع - اخبارية محافظة حفر الباطن". Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ "Hafar al-Batin (Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Put It in Neutral". opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. May 2012.
- ^ "Saudi's Sakani launches 5 housing plans to provide 2,009 plots of land". Construction Week Online Middle East. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Climate: Hafar al-Batin - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
References
- Central Department of Statistics and Informations (in Arabic)
- The Saudi Arabian Information Resource
- Otaishan assigned governor of Hafr albatin 2011 (in Arabic)