Al Ahsa

Al-Ahsa, historically known as Hajar and also referred to as Al-Hasa, is a governorate in the of . It is the largest governorate in the country by area, covering approximately 375,000 km².
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  • Type: City with 904,000 residents
  • Description: governorate of Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “Al Ahsa‘”, “Al Aḩsā’”, “Al Hasa”, “Al-Ahsa governorate”, “Al-Ahsa Governorate”, “Al-Ḥasā”, “Hajar”, and “Muḩāfaz̧at al Aḩsā’”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sahood Fort.

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is situated outside the western walls of Al Mubarraz, . The fort is used as barracks for the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hofuf and Al-Mubarraz.

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is the second-largest city in the of . The city is located within the oasis of al-Ahsa, and the names are often used interchangeably. In 2018 this oasis was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Neighborhood
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is a city located at in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With a population of 837,000, it is the north gate for Al-Ahsa governorate.

Al Ahsa

Latitude
25.3878° or 25° 23′ 16″ north
Longitude
49.5627° or 49° 33′ 46″ east
Population
904,000
Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)
Open location code
7HQF9HQ7+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8487320543
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
10972331
Wiki­data ID
Q4702167
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Al Ahsa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أحساء”
  • Arabic: “إحساء”
  • Arabic: “إقليم الأحساء”
  • Arabic: “احساء”
  • Arabic: “الأحساء”
  • Arabic: “الإحساء”
  • Arabic: “الاحساء”
  • Arabic: “محافطة الأحساء”
  • Arabic: “محافطة الاحساء”
  • Arabic: “محافظة الأحساء”
  • Arabic: “محافظة الاحساء”
  • Arabic: “محافظه الأحساء”
  • Arabic: “مدينة الاحساء”
  • Basque: “Ahsa”
  • Bengali: “আল-আহসা গভর্নরেট”
  • Bengali: “আল-আহসা গভর্নোরেট”
  • Central Kurdish: “پارێزگای ئەحسا”
  • Chinese: “胡富夫”
  • Croatian: “Hasa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الاحساء”
  • French: “Al-Hassa”
  • French: “gouvernorat d’Al-Ahsa”
  • French: “gouvernorat d’Al-Hassa”
  • German: “Al-Hasa (Verwaltungsbezirk)”
  • German: “Al-Hasa”
  • Hebrew: “אל אחסה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-אחסא”
  • Hebrew: “אל-אחסאא”
  • Hindi: “अल-अहसा”
  • Indonesian: “Kegubernuran Al-Ahsa”
  • Irish: “Gobharnóireacht Al-Ahsa”
  • Japanese: “アル・ハサ”
  • Japanese: “アル＝アーサ”
  • Kannada: “ಹಸ್ಸಾ”
  • Korean: “하사”
  • Kurdish: “Ehsa”
  • Mazanderani: “المبرز”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Ahsa guvernement”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Ahsa”
  • Persian: “استان احساء”
  • Persian: “شهرستان احساء”
  • Portuguese: “Alhaça”
  • Russian: “Эль-Хаса”
  • Serbian: “Ел Хаса (гувернорат)”
  • Serbian: “Ел Хаса”
  • Slovenian: “Guvernat Al Ahsa”
  • Slovenian: “Guvernatura Al Ahsa”
  • Tagalog: “Al-Omran”
  • Turkish: “Lahsa”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Хаса”
  • Urdu: “محافظہ الاحساء”
  • Urdu: “محافظہ الحساء”
  • “Alhaça”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include SAPTCO Bus Station and أمانة الأحساء.

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