Highest Major Cities in Saudi Arabia

Cities in Saudi Arabia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇸🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

An Nimas24,153 people · 'Asir Region

2,385 m

Sarāt ‘Abīdah19,855 people · 'Asir Region

2,325 m

Ash Shafā72,190 people · Mecca Region

2,231 m

Abha210,886 people · 'Asir Region

2,228 m

Al Bahah88,419 people · Al Bahah Region

2,176 m

Baljurashi51,787 people · Al Bahah Region

2,041 m

Khamis Mushait387,553 people · 'Asir Region

1,998 m

Sabt Alalayah100,000 people · 'Asir Region

1,989 m

Ta’if688,693 people · Mecca Region

1,672 m

Al ‘Aqīq19,269 people · Al Bahah Region

1,560 m

Al ‘Aqīq (Al Bahah Region)19,269 people · Al Bahah Region

1,395 m

Najrān505,652 people · Najran Region

1,310 m

Bīshah115,537 people · 'Asir Region

1,168 m

Turabah23,235 people · Mecca Region

1,164 m

Al Mash‘ilīyah23,252 people · Najran Region

1,134 m

Afif45,525 people · Riyadh Region

1,045 m

Mahd adh Dhahab20,272 people · Medina Region

1,039 m

Al Khurmah28,491 people · Mecca Region

1,025 m

Ha'il605,930 people · Ha'il Region

1,002 m

Ad Dawādimī86,861 people · Riyadh Region

975 m

Ranyah45,942 people · 'Asir Region

920 m

Fayfā’29,793 people · Jazan Region

898 m

Taymā’37,579 people · Tabuk Region

834 m

Ţurayf66,014 people · Northern Borders Region

829 m

Turaif40,819 people · Northern Borders Region

827 m

Tabuk667,000 people · Tabuk Region

768 m

Shaqra32,215 people · Riyadh Region

715 m

Baq‘ā’19,659 people · Ha'il Region

699 m

Ad Dir‘īyah61,609 people · Riyadh Region

694 m

Al-`Ula32,413 people · Medina Region

692 m

Ar Rass81,728 people · Al-Qassim Region

691 m

Unaizah183,319 people · Al-Qassim Region

691 m

Turubah28,279 people · Ha'il Region

689 m

Al Bukayrīyah43,229 people · Al-Qassim Region

671 m

Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá48,474 people · Al-Qassim Region

667 m

‘Irqah42,179 people · Riyadh Region

662 m

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’15,619 people · Al-Qassim Region

659 m

Al Khabrā’16,906 people · Al-Qassim Region

659 m

Riyāḑ al Khabrā’25,588 people · Al-Qassim Region

658 m

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm30,720 people · Riyadh Region

648 m

Al Mithnab33,341 people · Al-Qassim Region

632 m

Az Zulfī125,000 people · Riyadh Region

620 m

Riyadh4,205,961 people · Riyadh Region

612 m

As Sulayyil24,097 people · Riyadh Region

606 m

Buraydah745,353 people · Al-Qassim Region

606 m

Madinah1,300,000 people · Medina Region

603 m

Sulţānah946,697 people · Medina Region

597 m

Rumāḩ25,031 people · Riyadh Region

565 m

Arar148,540 people · Northern Borders Region

555 m

Sakakah128,332 people · Al Jawf Region

555 m

Highlights

Within Saudi Arabia, An Nimas ranks first in 2026 with 2,385 m, followed by Sarāt ‘Abīdah (2,325 m) and Ash Shafā (2,231 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,385 m (An Nimas) to 555 m (Sakakah), with a median of 798 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Saudi Arabia, An Nimas ranks first in 2026 with 2,385 m, followed by Sarāt ‘Abīdah (2,325 m) and Ash Shafā (2,231 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,385 m (An Nimas) to 555 m (Sakakah), with a median of 798 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.