Al Wajh

Al-Wajh is a coastal governorate and city in northwestern , located on the Red Sea in .
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  • Type: Locality with 26,600 residents
  • Description: governorate in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: Al Wajh governorate”, “Alwejh”, “Wajj”, and “Wejh
  • Historically known as: Wej

Al Wajh

Latitude
26.23094° or 26° 13′ 51″ north
Longitude
36.46492° or 36° 27′ 54″ east
Population
26,600
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
IATA airport code
EJH
Open location code
7GRR6FJ7+9X
Geo­Names ID
108773
Wiki­data ID
Q27251
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Al Wajh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الوجه
  • Arabic: محافظة الوجه
  • Arabic: محافظه الوجه
  • Catalan: Al Wajh
  • Cebuano: Al Wajh
  • Chinese: 沃季
  • Chinese: 沃季赫
  • Dutch: Al Wajh
  • Finnish: Al Wajh
  • French: Al Wajh
  • German: Al Wajh
  • German: al-Wadschh
  • German: Al-Wadschh
  • Hebrew: אל-וג’ה
  • Japanese: アル・ワジュ
  • Japanese: ワジュフ
  • Korean: 와지
  • Lithuanian: Vadžhas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Al Wajh
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Al Wajh
  • Norwegian: Al-Wajh
  • Occitan (post 1500): Al Wajh
  • Persian: وجه
  • Polish: Al-Wadżh
  • Russian: Эль-Ваджх
  • Tagalog: Al Wajh
  • Turkish: El Vecih
  • Ukrainian: Ель-Ваджх
  • Urdu: الباحۃ
  • Urdu: الوجه
  • Urdu: الوجہ

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