| Emirate |
Capital
of the Emirate |
| Riyadh |
Riyadh,
which is also the capital of the country |
| Makkah |
Makkah,
Islam's holiest city (Jeddah and Taif are in
this emirate) |
| Medina |
Medina,
Islam's second holiest city |
| Tabuk |
Tabuk
-- in the northwest, close to the border with
Jordan |
| Qurayat |
Qurayat
-- also in the north, close to the border with
Jordan |
| Northern
Province |
Ar'ar
-- in the north, close to the Iraqi border |
| Al-Jouf |
Skaka,
north of the Great Nafud Desert, between
Riyadh and Tabuk |
| Ha'il |
Ha'il,
northwest of Riyadh, at the southern edge of
the Nafud |
| Qasim |
Buraidah,
northwest of Riyadh |
| Eastern
Province |
Dammam,
on the Arabian Gulf |
| Baha |
Baha,
southwest between Taif and Asir |
| Asir |
Abha |
| Jizan |
Jizan,
south of Jeddah on the Red Sea, near the
border with Yemen |
| Najran |
Najran,
east of Abha on the edge of the Empty Quarter |
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