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Within Vinony's link graph, Sakakah is referenced by 432 other articles, and connects out to Arabic, Saudi Arabia and Mecca.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It is catalogued under topics including Cities in Saudi Arabia, Populated places in al-Jouf Province and Provincial capitals of Saudi Arabia.
Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Province
- Al-Jouf
- First settled
- 3rd-2nd millennium BC
- City
- 100 km (39 sq mi)
- Urban
- 475 km (183 sq mi)
- Metro
- 9,420 km (3,640 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 566 m (1,857 ft)
- Density
- 2,000/km (5,300/sq mi)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- سكاكا
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 117063
- Area
- 100
- Elevation
- 566
- Capital of
- Al-Jowf Province
- Image
- ISS-64 Sakakah oasis city, Saudi Arabia.jpg
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- native label
- سكاكا
- twinned administrative body
- Sidi Bennour
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Encyclopedic overview
Sakākā, often spelled Sakakah (Arabic: سَكَاكَا) is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia which is the capital of Al-Jawf Province. It is located at 650 metres (2,130 feet) above sea level just to the north of the An Nafud desert. Sakakah had a population of 204,174 at the 2022 census.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sakakah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.