Cities in Middle East
Duba, Saudi Arabia
Duba (Arabic: ضبا) is a small city on the northern Red Sea coast, of Saudi Arabia. It is in Tabuk Province. Local citizens describe it as The Pearl of the Red ... more
Najran, Saudi Arabia
Najran (Arabic: نجران Najrān), formerly known as Aba al-Saʻud, is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. It is the capital of Najran ... more
Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Qatif or Al-Qatif (Arabic: القطيف Al-Qaṭīf) is a governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It extends from Ras Tanura and Jubail in... more
Hail, Saudi Arabia
A soft ochre haze rises over Hail each morning, tinting the city in honeyed sunlight as prayer calls reverberate from slender minarets. The scent of cardamom ... more
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Dawn in Tabuk slides in softly, with pale sunlight spilling over the ochre desert and the neat urban sprawl. The air tastes dry and ancient, dusted faintly with... more
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Morning in Al Khobar arrives quietly, golden sunlight glancing off sparkling Gulf waters, the humid air heavy with the scent of sea salt and cardamom from ... more
Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
Hafar Al-Batin (Arabic: حفر الباطن Ḥafar al-Bāṭin) is a Saudi Arabian city in the Eastern Province and located in the Northeastern region. It is located 480 km... more
Abha, Saudi Arabia
In Abha, the mountain air is unexpectedly crisp and tinged with wafts of wild juniper. The light pours differently here: moody, often shifting with rolling ... more
Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
Mist drifts through the cypress and juniper groves of Al Baha, curling along crooked mountain roads at sunrise and settling over steep, terraced hillsides. ... more
Turaif, Saudi Arabia
In Turaif, the desert dawn seeps softly over ochre rooftops, the chill of night lingering in narrow lanes lined with low, sun-bleached buildings. There’s a ... more
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
In Yanbu, sunlight bounces off calm waters and salt-worn quays, filtering through lazy palms along the Corniche as fishermen mend their nets in the mid-morning ... more
Shaqra', Saudi Arabia
As the desert sun softens and turns to gold, Shaqra’ stirs under a sky so wide it swallows sound. The air is laced with sand and the woody scent of distant ... more
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Evenings in Jeddah flicker with a kind of luminosity unique to the Red Sea coast—the call to prayer echoing between timeworn coral-stone houses in Al-Balad, ... more
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
As dawn slips gently over Madinah’s horizon, the city stirs to the sound of soft footsteps on sun-warmed marble and the distant cadence of the call to prayer ... more
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
The air in Al Ula feels ancient—arid and perfumed with wild desert herbs, chased by a golden light that melts across weathered sandstone cliffs. Mornings are ... more
Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia
Khamis Mushait or Khamis Mushayt (Arabic: خميس مشيط, Ḫamīs Mušayṭ) is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, located east of Abha, the provincial seat of the Asir ... more
Tathlith, Saudi Arabia
Tathlith is a Saudi Arabian governorate located within 'Asir Province. As of 2004, it had a population of approximately 48,000, of whom 4,000 were non-Saudi ...
Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia
Abqaiq is a Saudi Aramco gated community and oil-processing facilities located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, located in the desert 60 km southwest ... more
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Heat hovers over Dammam like a soft, golden haze, bending the light into fluid shadows that slide across pavements and the gentle sweep of the corniche. The ... more
Taif, Saudi Arabia
Morning air here is cool and lightly perfumed with rose as the mountain breeze stirs through the cupolas and crescents of Shubra Palace. In souks shaded by ... more
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Under the wide sky of Jubail, the salty tang of the Arabian Gulf drifts along the corniche, where the sun paints pavement and polished glass with a soft golden ... more
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh shimmers beneath a pale desert sky, its wide boulevards brushed with golden light and the faint drift of cardamom and rosewater from nearby cafés. As the... more
