Buraidah
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| Buraidah بريدة |
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| Burayda | |
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  Buraidah
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| Coordinates: 26°20′N 43°58′E / 26.333°N 43.967°E | |
| Kintra |  Saudi Arabie |
| Province | Al-Qasim Province |
| Govrenment | |
| - Tory (?) | Faisal bin Bandar |
| Aurie | |
| - Ceety | 1,290.6 km2 (498.3 sq mi) |
| - Metro | 1,290.6 km2 (498.3 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2010) | |
| - Ceety | 614,093 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Wabsteid | [1] |
Buraidah (Arabic: بريدة Burayda) is the caipital o Al-Qasim Province in northcentral Saudi Arabie in the hert o the Arabie Peninsulae. Buraidah lees equidistant frae the Reid Sea tae the wast an the Persie Gulf tae the east. It haes a population o 614,093 (2010 census).
Buraidah is locatit on the edge of the Wadi Al-Rummah. It haes a typical desert climate, wi hot simmers, cauld winters an law humidity.
In Buraidah, agricultur is still the cornerstane o the economy. The traditional oasis products o dates, lemon, oranger an ither fruits are still important. Modren introduction o wheat production haes become so successful that Buraidah is ane o the lairgest producers in the kinrick, important in makkin Saudi Arabie a net exporter o cereal.
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Notable landmarks [edit]
- Museum o Buraidah: there is in the wey o King Abdul Aziz Center next to King Khaled Beridp ceevilization, an there are days devotit tae families an day for young fowk, an it recognizes the visitor tae the aurie's heritage frae aw different aspects o life.
- Mercat trades an handicrafts
- Garden an the Park Khalid King: the vicinity o the Museum, a major Buraidah gardens open tae visitors ivery day an in meetins an places for childer is innocent an is in the simmer, the admeenistration o the simmer activities for families an childer.
- Buraidah, a watter touer: an opened tae visitors in the simmer (festival).
- Alaieri resort: in the north o the northren toun o Buraidah ring, a number o chalets.
- Gulf Park entertainment: locatit in Wast Buraidah on the Wastren Ring Road an the chalets an a lairge swimmin puil an places tae sit an play electronic games.
Roads an transport [edit]
Linkin the ceety o Buraidah in Riyadh heich-gate is 317 kilometers lang, linkin the ceety's Medina as a heich-gate, 450 km an a heich-gate linkin Hail length o 250 kilometers an is surroondit bi a ring road atween the major tunnel, as a heich-gate linkin it (internaitional) up tae the border wi Jordan, through a single region o Mecca, as a dual netwirk o roads linkin it wi the rest o Al-Qassim Province. The historic ceety o Buraydah is ane o the auld pilgrim routes comin frae Iraq through a Zubaydh.
Buraidah is proposed tae be served bi a new railway line.
Qassim Regional Airport is the ceety's principal airport which is connectit tae several domestic ceeties an Cairo.
Population [edit]
The ceety haes experienced vera heich rates o population growth. Its offeecially coontit population in the ceety limits in 2010 wis 467,410.[1]
| Year | Population |
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| 1888 | 10,000 |
| 1935 | 35,000 |
| 1960 | 45,000 |
| 1970 | 56,000 |
| 1972 | 60,000 |
| 1974 | 69,000 |
| 1992 | 248,000 |
| 2004 | 505,000 |
| 2010 | 614,093 |
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Coordinates: 26°20′N 43°58′E / 26.333°N 43.967°E
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