Turaif (
Arabic
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: طريف) is a
city
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and
governorate
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in northern
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
. It is part of the
Northern Borders Province
The Northern Borders Province, also known as the Northern Borders Region ( ' is a province in Saudi Arabia, situated in the northern region, bordering Iraq to the north and northwest, and Jordan to the west.
History
Historically, the province ...
and is located near the border with
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
.
Overview
Turaif is one of the cities that were established due to the presence of the
Trans-Arabian Pipeline
The Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline), was an oil pipeline from Qaisumah in Saudi Arabia to Sidon in Lebanon, active 1950–1976. In its heyday, it was an important factor in the global trade of petroleum, as well as in American–Middle Eastern ...
.
Transportation
Air
Turaif Domestic Airport
Turaif Domestic Airport (, ) is an airport serving Turaif, a town in Northern Borders Province, Saudi Arabia. The nearest airports are Arar Domestic Airport in Arar and Gurayat Domestic Airport in Gurayat (Qurayyat). The airport was establis ...
Climate
Turaif has
hot desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...
(Köppen climate classification: ''BWh'') with long, very hot summers and cool winters.
Frost
Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains more water vapor than it can normally hold at a specific temperature. The process is simila ...
during the night is common in the winter months.
Snow
Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...
may also fall at times. The lowest recorded temperature, −12.0 °C (10.4 °F), was measured in Turaif.
See also
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Provinces of Saudi Arabia
The provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as regions (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
History
After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into four provinces: ...
*
List of governorates of Saudi Arabia
The Governorates of Saudi Arabia, officially the Governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, () are the second-level administrative divisions of Saudi Arabia after the 13 first-level Provinces of Saudi Arabia. There are 136 governorates classi ...
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List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
The following is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia.
List of Metro Cities
There are 5 large cities or metropolitan area, metro cities in Saudi Arabia with the population over a million or more.
Alphabetical list of cities and towns
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References
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