Map of Şafwá, Saudi Arabia

Şafwá is a city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, with a population of about 45,876. It lies at 26.6497°N, 49.9552°E. Şafwá is about 391 km (243 mi) northeast of Riyadh, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Al Qaţīf, 11 km to the southeast.

Şafwá at a glance

Where is Şafwá?

• The 41st largest city in Saudi Arabia by recorded population.
• The 11th largest city in Eastern Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 28 min on the shortest day to 13 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Şafwá

• Al Qaţīf — 11 km southeast
• Tārūt — 12 km southeast
• Raḩīmah — 12 km northeast
• Sayhāt — 21 km southeast
• Dammam — 28 km southeast
• Dhahran — 43 km south
• Khobar — 48 km southeast
• Al Jubayl — 53 km northwest
• Jidd Ḩafş — 76 km southeast, Bahrain
• Manama — 78 km southeast, Bahrain

Largest cities in Eastern Province

• Dammam — 1,252,523
• Al Hufūf — 293,179
• Hafar Al-Batin — 271,642
• Al Jubayl — 237,274
• Khobar — 165,799
• Dhahran — 99,540
• Al Qaţīf — 98,259
• Tārūt — 85,371
• Sayhāt — 66,702
• Al Khafjī — 54,857

Largest cities in Saudi Arabia

• Jeddah — 4,697,000
• Riyadh — 4,205,961
• Mecca — 1,578,722
• Medina — 1,300,000
• Dammam — 1,252,523
• Sulţānah — 946,697
• Buraydah — 745,353
• Ta’if — 688,693
• Tabuk — 667,000
• Ha'il — 605,930

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.