Al Kharkhir

Al-Kharkhir was a former governorate in , . It was abolished in 2014 due to its remote location. Its territory was merged into , and its population was relocated primarily to and .
Wikipedia
  • Town with 3,750 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 286 metres (938 feet)
  • Description: governorate in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as
    “Al Kharkhir governorate”
    “Muḩāfaz̧at al Kharkhīr”

Al Kharkhir

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Latitude
18.8536° or 18° 51′ 13″ north
Longitude
51.1217° or 51° 7′ 18″ east
Open location code
7HCHV43C+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2581289823
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
10972371
Wiki­data ID
Q65040827

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Kharkhir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الخرخير”
  • Arabic: “خرخير”
  • Arabic: “محافظة الخرخير”
  • German: “Kharkhir”
  • Japanese: “ハルヒル”
  • Korean: “하르키르”
  • Persian: “الخرخیر”
  • Persian: “خارخیر”
  • Turkish: “Hirhir”
  • Urdu: “الخرخیر”
  • Urdu: “کھرخیر”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Harhir”

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