Central address: 5026, Afif 17531 7098, Saudi Arabia
Elevation: 1042.000
Time Zone: Asia/Riyadh
Latitude: 23° 54' 18.792'' N
Longitude: 42° 54' 44.982'' E
Afif (Arabic: عفيف [ʿAfīf] error: {{transl}}: unrecognized transliteration standard: din-31635 (help)) is a city in central Saudi Arabia, in the Najd region. It is situated approximately halfway between Riyadh and Mecca. The modern town was established in the 1910s as a hijra, or "settlement", for the nomadic tribes of the area, particularly the tribe of 'Utaybah (see Ikhwan). It has since then grown into a small city of 39,581 as of the 2004 census, not counting the surrounding towns and villages, which together with 'Afif form the 'Afif Governorate.
The latitude of Afif is 23.905220, and the longitude is 42.912495. Afif is a city is located at Saudi Arabia with the gps coordinates of 23° 54' 18.792'' N and 42° 54' 44.982'' E. The elevation of Afif is 1042.000, the time zone is Asia/Riyadh.
Latitude | 23.905220 | Longitude | 42.912495 |
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Elevation | 1042.000 | DMS Lat | 23° 54' 18.792'' N |
DMS Lng | 42° 54' 44.982'' E | GeoHASH | sunxbrzcvxgry |
UTM Zone | 38Q | UTM Easting | 287490.107844784 |
UTM Northing | 2645302.34857095 | Time Zone | Asia/Riyadh |
Country | Saudi Arabia | Country Code | 966 |