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Sakaka

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Total population

150,257

Coordinates29.98°, 40.20°

Demographic figures from General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Sakaka sits in Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia and is identified as a mid-sized city. Sakaka maps to 29.978°, 40.205° — squarely within the subtropical belt. It is home to roughly 150,257 residents. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,232 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 87% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
29.9784
Longitude
40.2048
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
821
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-eared Bulbul
    Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) · Aves
    35
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    33
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    29
  • White-crowned Wheatear
    Oenanthe leucopyga (C.L.Brehm, 1855) · Aves
    28
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    27
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    26
  • Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops persicus Pallas, 1773 · Aves
    22
  • Little Grebe
    Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    22

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

M
Mousa Al-Shameri
association football player
M
Mohammed Al-Kwikbi
Saudi Arabian association football player
Ali Al-Khaibari
Ali Al-Khaibari
Saudi footballer
F
Fahhād ibn Muʻtād Ḥamad
former Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Saudi Arabia
A
Alaa Al Hejji
Saudi footballer
R
Rizk bin Maqbool bin Hamdan Al Rayes
Saudi Arabian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Al Jawf

Browse all places in Al Jawf →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.11
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,232

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
166
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sakaka

al- Taḥdīth wa-al-tanmiyah wa-taḥawwulāt al-nukhbah fī al-rīf al-ʻArabī al-Saʻūdī
Matrūk ibn Hāyis Fāliḥ · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Seen 2026-07-13
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
Seen 2026-06-18
White-crowned Wheatear
White-crowned Wheatear
Oenanthe leucopyga
Seen 2026-02-01
common reed
common reed
Phragmites australis
Seen 2026-02-01
Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko
Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii
Seen 2024-09-09
Ocellated Bronze Skink
Ocellated Bronze Skink
Chalcides ocellatus
Seen 2021-05-15
Egyptian Giant Solpugid
Egyptian Giant Solpugid
Galeodes arabs
Seen 2017-07-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library