Hafar Al-Batin

Hafar Al-Batin
Hafar Al-Batin
	Eik-name(s): The Caipital o the Spring
	Hafar Al-Batin
	Coordinates: 28°26′3″N 45°57′49″E / 28.43417°N 45.96361°E
Kintra	Saudi Arabie
Province	Eastren Province
Established	17 AH - 638 CE
Joint Saudi Arabie	1925
Govrenment
• Manager o Municipality	Muhammad Hmoud AlShaie’a[1]
• Ceety Govrenor	Abdulmuhsen Al-Otaishan
• Deputy Govrenor	Musliet Abdulaziz AlZugaibi
• Provincial Govrenor	Muhammad bin Fahd
Population (2010)
• City	389,993
• Urban	271,642
• Metro	49,457
	Hafar Al-Batin Municipality estimate
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (AST)
Postal Code	31991
Area code(s)	+966-3-7

Hafar Al-Batin (ar:حفر الباطن) is a Saudi Arabie ceety in the Eastren Province an locatit in the Northeastren region. It is locatit 480 km the north o Riyadh, 90 km frae Kuwait border an about 70 frae the Iraq border. The ceety lees in the dry valley o the Wadi al-Batin, pairt o the lairger valley o the lang, nou-dry river Wadi Al-Rummah, which leads inland toward Medina an umwhile emptiet intae the Persian Gulf.

History

In the 1st century efter hijrah in 638 CE, Hafar Al-Batin wis juist a route in the desert that pilgrims passed through frae Mecca for Hajj. At that time, there wis nae watter available in this land, the pilgrims travelled frae Iraq tae Mecca on a lang route athoot water. Durin Uthman ibn Affan's reign (644 CE - 656 CE), complaints o pilgrims reached Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari, a companion o the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who answered bi diggin for new wells alang this route in the Al-Batin valley. The name o Hafar Al-Batin (Arabic: حفر الباطن‎) is derived frae this which means "the hole o Al-Batin Valley". Durin the 1991 Gulf War Hafar Al-Batin wis targetit bi a barrage o Iraqi Al Hussein missiles on Februar 14, 1991. At least twa missiles hit the toun. An automobile wirkshop, twa hooses an five caurs wur destroyed. Fower ceevilians wur injured.^[1]

Population

In 2010, Hafar Al-Batin, haed mair nor 35 veelages in its suburban aurie an the population reached 389,993.

Hafar Al-Batin aboot +271,642 28°26′3″N 45°57′49″E / 28.43417°N 45.96361°E / 28.43417; 45.96361
Qaisumah aboot +22,538 28°18′32″N 46°08′00″E / 28.30889°N 46.13333°E / 28.30889; 46.13333
Al-Theebiyah aboot +14,442 28°07′30″N 45°40′03″E / 28.12500°N 45.66750°E / 28.12500; 45.66750
Ar Raqa'i +5,665 29°01′00″N 46°33′00″E / 29.01667°N 46.55000°E / 29.01667; 46.55000
As Su'ayerah aboot +3,607
As Sufayri aboot +2,481 28°31′25″N 45°48′09″E / 28.52361°N 45.80250°E / 28.52361; 45.80250
Al-Qalt - Ibn Tuwalah aboot +1,128 28°37′48″N 45°19′48″E / 28.63000°N 45.33000°E / 28.63000; 45.33000
Samoudah aboot +914
As Sadawi aboot +822
Um Qulaib aboot +612 27°49′50″N 45°58′55″E / 27.83056°N 45.98194°E / 27.83056; 45.98194
An Nazim aboot +585 28°39′00″N 45°13′12″E / 28.65000°N 45.22000°E / 28.65000; 45.22000
Dhabhah aboot +267
Um Ashar aboot +73 27°43′12″N 45°03′36″E / 27.72000°N 45.06000°E / 27.72000; 45.06000
Al-Metiahah Al-Janobiyah aboot +61
Al-Hamatiyat aboot +17

Communications

Aw the dountoun an roads o Hafar Al-Batin are paved. It is connectit wi an international netwirk o roads, connectin Saudi Arabie wi Kuwait in the East an connectin the North wi the Eastren Province. Hafar Al-Batin haes twa airports, Qaisumah (IATA: AQI, ICAO: OEPA) airport aboot 10 km in the east, an Keeng Khalid Military Ceety Airport (IATA: HBT, ICAO: OEKK) aboot 60 km in the sooth.

Destricts

Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari
Al-Aziziah A
Al-Aziziah B
Al-Khalediyah
Al-Rabwah
Al-Muhammadiyah
Al-Baladiyah
Al-Rawdhah
Al-Nayefiyah
Al-Sulaimaniyah
Al-Faisaliyah

Climate

The weather in Hafar Al-Batin ranges frae (-3 C tae 5 C) in winter nichts tae (40 C to 49 C) durin simmer days. The climate in general is hot an dry, an rains anerlie durin winter months.