Al Ahsa
Al-Ahsa is the largest governorate in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, named after the Al-Ahsa Oasis. In Classical Arabic, 'Ahsa' means the sound of water underground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Sahood Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sahood Fort is situated outside the western walls of Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia. The fort is used as barracks for the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hofuf and Al-Mubarraz.
Hofuf
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hofuf is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. 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.
Al-Mubarraz
Neighborhood
Photo: إبراهيم الشعيبي, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Mubarraz is a city located at Al-Ahsa 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
- Categories: governorate of Saudi Arabia and locality
- Location: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.3878° or 25° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
49.5627° or 49° 33′ 46″ eastPopulation
904,000Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)Open location code
7HQF9HQ7+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 8487320543OpenStreetMap feature
place=cityGeoNames ID
10972331Wikidata 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”
- 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”
- Urdu: “محافظہ الاحساء”
- Urdu: “محافظہ الحساء”
- “Alhaça”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as As Saifa District and Ayn Najm District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SAPTCO bus station and أمانة الأحساء.
Eastern Province: Must-Visit Destinations
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