Duba Governorate محافظة ضباء
City and Governorate
Duba harbor
Map Showing the Governorate’s Location within Tabuk Province
Duba Governorate Location of Duba within Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 27°20′57.3″N 35°41′46.2″E / 27.349250°N 35.696167°E / 27.349250; 35.696167
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Tabuk Province
Region	Hejaz
Seat	Duba City
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Duba Municipality
Area
• City and Governorate	11,680 km2 (4,510 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Metro	54,917 (Duba governorate)[1]
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (SAST)
Area code	014

Duba (Arabic: ضباء) is a city and governorate located in the Tabuk Province of Saudi Arabia. Situated on the northern coast of the Red Sea.^[2]

Duba is located in northwestern Saudi Arabia on the coast of the Red Sea, about 300 km from the junction of Egypt, Jordan and Israel/Palestine. The city lies along the historic Egyptian Hajj route. Three valleys characterize the area: Wadi Dahkan to the north, and Wadi Salma and Wadi Kafafah to the south. It is approximately 800 km from Jeddah and Mecca via the coastal highway, which passes through major Red Sea cities including Yanbu.

Duba is a port city with regular ferry connections to Egypt and Jordan. Ferries to the Egyptian ports of Hurghada and Safaga typically take a minimum of about three hours. The city is situated near the southern entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba, which extends northward toward Eilat in Israel/Palestine and the city of Aqaba in Jordan.

Duba also serves as an access point for Neom, being located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the planned site of the Neom Industrial City.^[3]

Köppen climate classification classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).^[4]

Duba does not have its own airport. Air travel for the governorate is primarily served by the Prince Sultan International Airport in Tabuk City, the province’s main airport. In addition, the Al-Wajh Domestic Airport in the neighboring governorate of Al-Wajh is also used by residents of Duba.

Duba is served by a SAPTCO station that provides intercity bus connections to the Tabuk Province and to other regions of Saudi Arabia, including the Mecca Province and the Riyadh Province. Major destinations served from Duba include the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh.

Duba is the subject of a painting by Samuel Austin, an engraving of which was published in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1833 as Thubare, a Port on the Arabian Coast. along with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon that recalls the story of the Fairy Pari-Banou and Prince Ahmed.^[5]

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27°20′57.3″N 35°41′46.2″E / 27.349250°N 35.696167°E / 27.349250; 35.696167