Tarout

Tarout is a town in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia and has about 118,000 residents. Tarout is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al Jabal, as well as near Al Nakhil.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tarout Castle and Al Khidr Mosque.

Tarout Castle

Castle

Photo: AhmadElq, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tarout Castle, also known as Tarut Palace, Tarut Fort, Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. It is situated on a hill in the center of Tarut Island, located southwest of Deira, in the eastern part of Qatif Governorate, Saudi Arabia.

Al Khidr Mosque

Mosque

Photo: الشيخ هيثم الدخين, CC BY 4.0.

Al Khidr Mosque is situated 3 km southeast of Tarout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qatif and Al-Awamiyah.

Qatif

Photo: Ahmed, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Qatif is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is an ancient city, more than 3,000 years old. It was the first home for ancient Phoenicians, some of whom emigrated to the Eastern Mediterranean.

Al-Awamiyah

Town

Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.

Al-Awamia, also spelled Al-Awamiyah, is a town in the Qatif Governorate, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Al-Awamiyah is situated 7 km west of Tarout.

Al-Jaroudiya

Town

Al-Jaroudiya is a town in the Qatif Governorate, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Al-Jaroudiya is situated 8 km southwest of Tarout.

Tarout

Type: Town with 118,000 residents
Also known as: “Darin Fort”, “Tārūt”, “Tarut fort”, and “Tārūt fort”
Category: locality
Location: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

26.57641° or 26° 34′ 35″ north

Longitude

50.05553° or 50° 3′ 20″ east

Population

118,000

Open location code

7HRGH3G4+H6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1237806675

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Tarout” goes by many names.

Arabic: “تاروت”
French: “Tarout”
German: “Tarout”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Jabal and Al Nakhil.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Post Office in Tarout and مسجد الإمام الحسين.

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