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Buraidah
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Buraidah (Arabic: بريدة Burayda) is the caipital o Al-Qasim Province in northcentral Saudi Arabie in the hert o the Arabie Peninsula. Buraidah lees equidistant frae the Reid Sea tae the wast an the Persian Gulf tae the east. It haes a population o 614,093 (2010 census).
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Buraidah بريدة | |
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Ceity | |
Burayda | |
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Coordinates: 26°20′N 43°58′E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Province | Al-Qasim Province |
Govrenment | |
• Tory (?) | Faisal bin Bandar |
Area | |
• Ceity | 1,291 km2 (498.3 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1290.6 km2 (498.3 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Ceity | 614,093 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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Buraidah is locatit on the edge o the Wadi Al-Rummah. It haes a teepical desert climate, wi het summers, cauld winters an a lot o 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 tae wheat production haes acome sae successfu that Buraidah is ane o the lairgest producers in the kinrick, important in Makkah Saudi Arabia a net exporter tae cereal.