Hafar Al Batin 5.98

Hafar al Batin,
Saudi Arabia

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Hafar Al-Batin is a Saudi Arabian city in the Eastern Province. It is located 430 km north of Riyadh, 94.2 km from the Kuwait border, and about 74.3 from the Iraq border. The city lies in the dry valley of the Wadi al-Batin, which is part of the longer valley of the river Wadi Al-Rummah (now dry), which leads inland toward Medina and formerly emptied into the Persian Gulf.HistoryIn the 1st century after hijrah or 638 CE, Hafar Al-Batin was just a route in the desert that pilgrims passed through from Mecca for Hajj. At that time, there was no water available in this land, so the pilgrims travelled from Iraq to Mecca on a long route without water. During the reign of Uthman (644 - 656 CE), many pilgrims complain about the lack of water, and Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad responded by digging new wells along the route in the Al-Batin valley. The name of Hafar Al-Batin (حفر الباطن, "the hole of Al-Batin Valley") is derived from this.PopulationIn 2010, Hafar Al-Batin, had more than 35 villages in its suburban area and the total population reached 389,993 to 600,000 Hafar Al-Batin about +271,642 Qaisumah about +22,538 Al-Theebiyah about +14,442 Ar Raqa'i +5,665 As Su'ayerah about +3,607As Sufayri about +2,481 Al-Qalt - Ibn Tuwalah about +1,128 Samoudah about +914As Sadawi about +822Um Qulaib about +612 An Nazim about +585 Dhabhah about +267Um Ashar about +73 Al-Metiahah Al-Janobiyah about +61Al-Hamatiyat about +17