Madinah: facts

At a glance

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Region: Medina Region
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 1,300,000
• Coordinates: 24.4686° N, 39.6142° E
• Time zone: Asia/Riyadh (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Rial (SAR)
• Distance to the capital, Riyadh: 719 km (447 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED): 13 km (8 mi), straight line
• Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (YNB): 161 km (100 mi), straight line
• Al-Ula International Airport (ULH): 270 km (168 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sultanah: 3.9 km (2.4 mi)