Abha: facts

At a glance

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Region: 'Asir Region
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 210,886
• Coordinates: 18.2164° N, 42.5053° E
• Time zone: Asia/Riyadh (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Rial (SAR)
• Distance to the capital, Riyadh: 841 km (523 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Abha International Airport (AHB): 16 km (10 mi), straight line
• Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport (GIZ): 147 km (91 mi), straight line
• Bisha Airport (BHH): 197 km (122 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Khamis Mushait: 26 km (16 mi)
• Umm Kharaq: 60 km (37 mi)
• Sarat 'Abidah: 68 km (42 mi)
• Bariq: 100 km (62 mi)