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Khamis Mushait

city in Saudi Arabia

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Country: Saudi Arabia
Province: Asir
Mayor: Khalid bin Mushayt
Elevation: 2,066 m (6,778 ft)
City: 535,065
Metro: 1,353,000
Total metro: $31.5 billion
Per capita: $55,200
Time zone: UTC+3 ( EAT )
Summer dst: UTC+3 ( EAT )
Area code: +966-17
Website: Khamis Mushayt Municipality

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Khamis Mushayt or Khamis Mushait (Arabic: خميس مشيط, Ḫamīs Mušayṭ Arabic pronunciation: [xamiːs muʃajtˤ], locally: [xamiːs‿ɪmʃeːtˤ]) is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, located east of Abha, the provincial seat of the Asir Province 884 kilometres (549 mi) from the national capital of Riyadh. It is the capital of the Shahran tribe in the Asir region. It is the fifth-largest city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Medina, with an estimated metro population of 1,353,000 as of 2017. Khamis Mushayt is noted for being the fourth largest trading centre in Saudi Arabia, and its military airbase.

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