Nariyah
Nariyah | |
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  Nariyah Location of Nariyah | |
| Coordinates: 27°28′11.48″N 48°29′3.74″E / 27.4698556°N 48.4843722°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Nariyah, No'ayriyah, Nariya, or An Nariyah is a town situated at Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It has approximate total area of approximately 25 square km. It is located 150 km away from Jubail. As of the 2017 census, it had a population over 60,000. At the start of the Gulf War in 1990, hundreds of Kuwaiti refugees flooded into the town as it borders Kuwait.
Transportation
Airport
The city is served by King Fahd International Airport, the terminal is at a driving distance of 190 km to the south east.
Origins
In the 1950s, Saudi Aramco established a pumping station for the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline). This event was significant, as people began to gather around this new facility, eager to benefit from the services the company offered its employees. These services included the establishment of a hospital and the provision of potable water. Thus, Nariyah began to take shape, attracting more residents of tents, having previously been a barren desert.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "الغنيم: أنا أول من استوطن النعيرية" [Al-Ghunaim: I was the first to settle in Al-Nu'airiyah]. Al Yaum. February 20, 2004. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
 Main Saudi Arabian cities by population | |
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| 1,000,000 and more | |
| 300,000-999,999 | |
| <300,000 | |
Source: cdsi.gov.sa | |