Al Jouf

Al Jouf is the historic northern oasis region of , stretching from the An Nafud desert in the south to the border in the north. Its modern capital is Sakaka, but its historic heart is the ancient oasis of Dumat al-Jandal — known to the…
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: Bill Strain, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: State with 508,000 residents
  • Description: province of northwestern Saudi Arabia, capital Sakaka; home to the ancient oasis city of Dumat al-Jandal (Adummatu) and the Chalcolithic standing stones of Rajajil
  • Also known as: “Al Jawf”, “Al Jawf Province”, “Al Jawf Region”, “Al Jouf Province”, “Al Jouf Region”, “Al-Jauf”, “Al-Jawf”, “Al-Joff Region”, “Al-Joof”, “Al-Jouf”, “Al-Jouf Province”, “Al-Jowf Province”, “Jawf (province)”, “Jowf (province)”, “Mintaqat al Jawf”, “Minţaqat al Jawf”, and “منطقة الجوف”

Al Jouf

Latitude
29.7674° or 29° 46′ 3″ north
Longitude
39.563° or 39° 33′ 47″ east
Population
508,000
Open location code
7GXXQH87+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1236752707
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Wiki­data ID
Q1471266
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Al Jouf from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Al Jouf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إمارة منطقة الجوف”
  • Arabic: “الجوف (منطقة)”
  • Arabic: “الجوف”
  • Arabic: “جوف (منطقة)”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة الجوف”
  • Arabic: “منطقة الجوف”
  • Arabic: “منطقه الجوف”
  • Armenian: “Ալ Ջաուֆ”
  • Belarusian: “Правінцыя Эль-Джаўф”
  • Belarusian: “Эль-Джаўф (правінцыя)”
  • Belarusian: “Эль-Джаўф”
  • Bengali: “আল যাফ অঞ্চল”
  • Bulgarian: “Ал-Джоуф”
  • Catalan: “Província d’Al Jawf”
  • Catalan: “Província d’Al-Jawf”
  • Catalan: “Regió d’Al-Jawf”
  • Cebuano: “Al Jawf”
  • Chinese: “Ǧauf Tōa-khu”
  • Chinese: “焦夫省 (沙地阿拉伯)”
  • Chinese: “焦夫省”
  • Croatian: “Džavf (pokrajina)”
  • Croatian: “Džavf”
  • Czech: “Provincie al-Džauf”
  • Danish: “Al Jawf Region”
  • Dutch: “Al Jawf”
  • Dutch: “Al Jwaf (provincie)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “منطقه الجوف”
  • Esperanto: “Emirlando Ĝaŭfo”
  • Esperanto: “Emirlando Jaŭfo”
  • Esperanto: “Provinco Jaufo”
  • Esperanto: “Regiono Ĝaŭfo”
  • Estonian: “Al-Jawfi provints”
  • Finnish: “Al Jawf”
  • French: “Al jawf (province)”
  • French: “Al Jawf (Province)”
  • French: “Al Jawf”
  • French: “Jawf”
  • German: “Dschauf (Provinz)”
  • German: “Provinz al-Dschauf”
  • Greek: “Επαρχία Τζωφ”
  • Gujarati: “અલ જૉફ પ્રદેશ”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז אל-ג’וף”
  • Hindi: “अल जौफ क्षेत्र”
  • Hindi: “अल-जौफ़ प्रान्त”
  • Hindi: “जौफ़ प्रान्त”
  • Hungarian: “Dzsauf tartomány (Szaúd-Arábia)”
  • Hungarian: “Dzsauf tartomány”
  • Indonesian: “Provinsi jauf”
  • Indonesian: “Provinsi Jauf”
  • Italian: “Al Jawf (provincia)”
  • Italian: “Al-Jawf”
  • Italian: “Provincia di al-Jawf”
  • Japanese: “ジャウフ州”
  • Kannada: “ಅಲ್ ಜಾವ್ಫ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ”
  • Korean: “자우프 주 (사우디아라비아)”
  • Korean: “자우프주”
  • Latvian: “Džaufas mintaka”
  • Lithuanian: “Al Džaufo emyratas”
  • Lithuanian: “Džaufo emyratas”
  • Malay: “Wilayah Al Jawf”
  • Malayalam: “അൽ ജൗഫ് പ്രവിശ്യ”
  • Marathi: “अल जौफ प्रदेश”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ǧauf Séng”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Al Jawf (provins)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Jawf-regionen”
  • Norwegian: “Al Jawf”
  • Pampanga: “Al Jawf”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਲਜੋਫ ਰਿਆਸਤ”
  • Panjabi: “ਜੌਫ਼ ਸੂਬਾ”
  • Persian: “استان جوف”
  • Persian: “جوف”
  • Polish: “Al-Dżauf (prowincja)”
  • Polish: “Al-Dżauf”
  • Portuguese: “Al jawf (arábia saudita)”
  • Portuguese: “Al Jawf (Arábia Saudita)”
  • Portuguese: “Jaufe”
  • Romanian: “Provincia Al Jawf”
  • Russian: “Эль-Джауф”
  • Scots: “Al Jawf Province”
  • Serbian: “Ел Џауф”
  • Sindhi: “الجوف صوبو”
  • Sinhala: “අල් ජෝෆ් කලාපය”
  • Slovenian: “Provinca Al Džauf”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Al Jawf”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de el jauf”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de El Jauf”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Yauf”
  • Sundanese: “Propinsi Al Jawf”
  • Sundanese: “Propinsi Al-Jawf”
  • Swedish: “al-Jawf”
  • Swedish: “Al-Jawf”
  • Tamil: “அல் ஜாவ்ப் பகுதி”
  • Telugu: “అల్ జాఫ్ ప్రాంతం”
  • Thai: “แคว้นอัลเญาฟ์”
  • Turkish: “Cevf bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Cevf Bölgesi”
  • Turkish: “Cevf”
  • Uighur: “جوف ئۆلكىسى”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Джауф”
  • Urdu: “Al Jawf”
  • Urdu: “الجوف علاقہ”
  • Urdu: “الجوﹶف”
  • Urdu: “منطقة الجوف”
  • Vietnamese: “Al Jawf”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu vực Al Jawf”
  • Volapük: “Cäufiän”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Al Jawf”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبہ جوف”
  • Wu Chinese: “焦夫省 (沙特阿拉伯)”
  • Wu Chinese: “焦夫省（沙特阿拉伯）”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Al Jouf”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as الاضارع and الرافعية.

North: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Tabuk, Neom, Sakakah, and Duba.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.