Rafha Explained

Rafha
Native Name:رفحاء
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Saudi Arabia
Pushpin Image:Al Ḥudud ash Shamaliyah in Saudi Arabia.svg
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Northern Borders Province, Saudi Arabia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:29.6386°N 43.5014°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Saudi Arabia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern Borders
Population Total:84,536
Population As Of:2022

Rafha (Arabic: رفحاء) is a town and governorate in the north of Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Iraq. It is located at around . Rafha had a population of 84,536 at the 2022 Census.[1] After Arar, it is the second largest city in the Northern Borders Region (also known as Al-Hudud ash Shamaliyah). Currently the Ministry of Housing is building over 600 new villas for the local population and others and making significant improvements to the local infrastructure.[2]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Places in Rafḥā' (Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information . 2024-02-05 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Housing.
  3. Web site: Average Temperature, weather by month, Rafha weather averages. live . Dec 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215220044/https://en.climate-data.org/asia/saudi-arabia/northern-borders-region/rafha-551310/ . en.climate-data.org . en . 11 August 2023 .
  4. Web site: Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table. live . Mar 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205843/http://en.climate-data.org/location/53600/ . en.climate-data.org . en . 12 August 2023 .