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City in Northern Borders, Saudi Arabia
Arar عرعر
City
Arar Water TowerArar Water Tower
Arar is located in Saudi ArabiaArarArarLocation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 30°59′N 41°1′E / 30.983°N 41.017°E / 30.983; 41.017
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceNorthern Borders
Established1951
Elevation536 m (1,759 ft)
Population
 • Total166,512
Time zoneUTC+3
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Area code+966-14
Websitewww.arar-mu.gov.sa

Arar (Template:Lang-ar ʿArʿar  [ˈʕarʕar]) is the capital of Northern Borders Province in Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 145,237 (2004 census).

Arar is located in northern Saudi Arabia near the Iraqi border. It is known for its fertile pasture lands which lends itself well to its principal occupation of sheep and camel herding. The population of the entire Northern Borders Province, including the cities of Rafha, Turayf and Alaoiqilah and suburban villages and their inhabitants, was 320,524 at the 2010 census. Arar serves as a significant supply stop for travelers on the Saudi Arabian highway 85.

History

The city of Arar was founded in 1951, after the construction of the Aramco oil pipeline (Tapline) was completed. It was initially an oil pumping station with a health center and worker housing. Workers at Arar were primarily from the regions of Al-Ahsa, Ha'il, Yanbu and Al Wajh.

Arar got its name from the original oil field that existed before the town, "Field RR", one of many in the country, where it was known by the locals as "R.R." which later became ʿArʿar. The name Arar means juniper in Arabic.

In 1968, the remains of an ancient city were unearthed 30 km from the city of Arar. The site yielded numerous sculptures of fish, turtles and other aquatic animals.

A summit meeting between King Saud and King Hussein of Jordan took place in Arar during the reigns of the two monarchs.

Iraqi Airways Flight 163, crashed near the 'Ar'ar airport on 25 December 1986. The plane was flying from Baghdad, Iraq to Amman, Jordan.

The Islamic State had planned to attack the city as part of their 2014 insurgency. On 5 January 2015 two Saudi border guards were killed in a suicide attack by the Islamic State at the Ar Ar Border Crossing. However, thereafter ISIS was diminished militarily by other events elsewhere and could not pursue further attacks in the city.

Geography

Arar is located in the north of Saudi Arabia, in the heart of a vast rocky limestone plain. It lies about 1100 km northwest of Riyadh, and about 60 km from the Iraqi border.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies the climate of Arar as hot desert (BWh). Winds generally blow from the east or west, rarely from the south. The rainfall in the region has declined gradually over recent years. Snow is not uncommon, falling on average every two to three years.

Climate data for Arar, 1982–2011
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
18.0
(64.4)
23.0
(73.4)
29.4
(84.9)
35.0
(95.0)
39.4
(102.9)
41.6
(106.9)
41.8
(107.2)
38.7
(101.7)
32.0
(89.6)
22.8
(73.0)
17.0
(62.6)
29.5
(85.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
11.4
(52.5)
15.8
(60.4)
21.9
(71.4)
27.3
(81.1)
31.3
(88.3)
33.5
(92.3)
33.6
(92.5)
30.4
(86.7)
24.4
(75.9)
16.1
(61.0)
10.8
(51.4)
22.2
(71.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
4.9
(40.8)
8.7
(47.7)
14.5
(58.1)
19.7
(67.5)
23.2
(73.8)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
22.1
(71.8)
16.8
(62.2)
9.4
(48.9)
4.7
(40.5)
14.9
(58.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.9
(0.39)
6.5
(0.26)
7.4
(0.29)
8.3
(0.33)
1.5
(0.06)
0.1
(0.00)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
4.4
(0.17)
7.3
(0.29)
8.7
(0.34)
54.1
(2.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.9 4.4 5.2 4.4 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 3.6 4.6 4.8 36.8
Source: World Meteorological Organization

Notable people from Arar

References

  1. "Arar Video | Tourism and Events". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16.
  2. "Bab.la".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "THE WORLD; 62 Are Killed In Hijacking Of Iraqi Jetliner". The New York Times. 28 December 1986.
  4. "Reported ISIS Member Says They Will Destroy The Kaaba In Mecca, 'Kill Those Who Worship Stones'". Huffington Post. 1 July 2014.
  5. "Two Saudi guards killed in suicide attack on Iraq border". The Guardian. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. Dilip Hiro (19 August 2002). "Iraq Woos Its Neighbors". The Nation. 275 (6). Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
  7. "Climate: Arar - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  8. "World Weather Information Service – Arar". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
Saudi Arabia Main Saudi Arabian cities by population
1,000,000 and more
300,000-999,999
<300,000
Source: cdsi.gov.sa

30°59′N 41°01′E / 30.983°N 41.017°E / 30.983; 41.017


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