Tayma

Tayma, also spelled Tema, is a city and governorate, in , and major oasis with a long history of habitation. It is located in northwestern at the point where the trade route between and begins to cross the .
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  • Type: Town with 30,400 residents
  • Description: city in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: Taimah”, “Tayma‘”, “Taymā’”, “Taymah”, and “Tejma

Tayma

Latitude
27.6226° or 27° 37′ 21″ north
Longitude
38.53926° or 38° 32′ 21″ east
Population
30,400
Elevation
834 metres (2,736 feet)
Open location code
7GVWJGFQ+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1237942492
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
101516
Wiki­data ID
Q27365
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Tayma” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: تيماء (مدينه)
  • Arabic: تيماء
  • Bosnian: Tema
  • Catalan: Tayma
  • Chinese: 泰馬
  • Czech: Tajmá
  • Dutch: Tayma
  • Egyptian Arabic: محافظة تيماء
  • French: Tayma
  • French: Teima
  • Georgian: ტაიმა
  • German: Tayma
  • German: Taymāʾ
  • Hebrew: תימא
  • Indonesian: Tayma
  • Indonesian: Teman, Arab Saudi
  • Indonesian: Teman
  • Irish: Tayma
  • Italian: Tayma
  • Japanese: タイマ(都市)
  • Japanese: タイマー
  • Japanese: テイマ(都市)
  • Nepali: तेइमा
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Tayma
  • Occitan (post 1500): Tayma
  • Persian: تیما
  • Polish: Oaza Tema
  • Polish: Tajma
  • Portuguese: Taima
  • Portuguese: Tayma
  • Russian: Тайма
  • Spanish: Taima
  • Spanish: Tayma
  • Tagalog: Tayma
  • Thai: ตัยมาอ์
  • Turkish: Teyma
  • Ukrainian: Тема
  • Urdu: الباحۃ
  • Urdu: تیما

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