Buraidah (Arabic: بريدةBuraydah) is the capital and largest city of Al-Qassim Region in north-central Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Buraydah lies equidistant from the Red Sea to the west and Persian Gulf to the east. Its known for its dates festival which is the biggest in the world with various types of dates. It has been called the city of dates.[1] On November 8, 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO" included the city of Buraidah within the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities, in the field of gastronomy. The location is possibly first described in the Book of Genesis: "Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered."
Buraydah, the regional capital of Al-Qassim Region, is located on the edge of the Wadi Al-Rummah. Buraydah has a typical desert climate, with hot summers, mild winters and low humidity.
In Buraydah, agriculture is still the cornerstone of the economy. The traditional oasis products of dates, lemon, orange and other fruits are still important. Modern introduction of wheat production has become so successful that Buraydah is one of the largest producers in the kingdom, important in making Saudi Arabia a net exporter of cereal.
Museum of Buraydah: it is on King Abdul Aziz Road next to King Khaled Beridp civilization, and there are days devoted for families and days for young people, and it has on display the area's heritage from all different aspects of life.
Market trades and handicrafts
King Khalid Cultural Center and Garden: in the vicinity of the Museum, a major Buraydah gardens open to visitors every day and in meetings and places for children is innocent and is in the summer, the administration of the summer activities for families and children.
Buraidah water tower: one of the most iconic landmarks in the city of Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. It is a towering structure that stands at a height of 40 meters and has a capacity of 5,000 cubic meters of water. The tower serves as a vital source of water for the residents of Buraidah, and it has become a symbol of the city's progress and development over the years. It is opened to visitors in the summer (festival).
Buraidah Dates Market: It is the largest dates market in the world and is located in the center of buraidah.[citation needed][2][3]
Buraidah Camel Market: The Buraidah Camel Market is the largest camel market in the world and is situated on the outskirts of Buraydah in Al-Qassim and is a spectacular sight with thousands of camels for sale.
Roads and transportEdit
King Fahad and King Abdullah Roads
Highways link Buraydah to the major cities surrounding it. It is 317 kilometers by highway to get to Riyadh, 450 km to get to Medina, and 250 kilometers to get to Ha'il. One can travel up to the border of Jordan, in a dual network of roads. There is now a railway line starting from Riyadh to Qurayyat operated by SAR with a modern rail station located at the northeast of the city. There is a train station in Buraidah with direct trains to Riyadh, Majmaa and Hail and from their to Jouf as well.
The Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz International Airport West of buraidah was built in 1964 and was expanded in 1964 over an area of 55,000 km2 with a capacity of 550,000 passengers. In 2009, international flights were launched. Flights to Dubai, Istanbul, Manamah, Kuwait and Cairo are scheduled regularly along with domestic destinations.
ClimateEdit
Buraidah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classificationBWh), with long, extremely hot summers and short, very mild winters. Precipitation is very low, which falls almost entirely between November and May, leaving summers extremely dry.
The city has experienced very high rates of population growth. Buraidah officially counted population in the city limits in 2010 was 614,093.[5]
EducationEdit
Public schoolsEdit
General Administration of Education in Qassim region enrolls over 118,589 students in primary, intermediate and high public schools in Buraidah. These students are enrolled in 381 primary schools, 211 intermediate schools and 131 public high schools.[6] 9754 students are enrolled in 77 private schools.[6] There are number of international schools in Buraidah as well as many private kindergartens.
Colleges and universitiesEdit
Qassim University is the largest higher educational institution in Al-Qassim region located in the west of Buraidah where more than 70,000 undergraduate and graduate students attend 38 colleges. Qassim University is among Saudi Arabia's largest 29 public Universities in terms of number of students. Besides Qassim University, There are three private higher education establishments in Buraidah. Mustaqbal University is a private university where 1234 undergraduate students study in engineering, computer science, dentistry, and administrative and human sciences colleges.[7] Buraydah Colleges is another private higher education establishment where 2987 undergraduate students are enrolled in four faculties focused in dentistry, applied medical science, engineering and information technology, and administrative and human sciences colleges.[8] The third private higher education institute is Al-Ghad International Health Sciences Colleges.
Vocational training collegesEdit
In addition to the technical training high school, there are Buraidah College of Technology and the College of Food and Environment Technology which are two technical colleges managed by TVTC. Also, there are the International Technical Colleges operated in cooperation between TVTC and Laureate Vocational Saudi Arabia. Saudi Railway Polytechnic is a unique vocational training institute for railway technology located in the city.
LibrariesEdit
Besides Qassim University central libraries that hold more than 2,200,000 items,[9] King Saud public library is the main public library in Buraidah with around 30,000 titles and it is the oldest government public library in Saudi Arabia.[10] Sulaiman Al Rajhi Public library and the Literary club library are two other libraries open to the public in the city.
^. www.spa.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
Further readingEdit
Mackey, Sandra. The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom. Updated Edition. Norton Paperback. W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 2002 (first edition: 1987). ISBN0-393-32417-6
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Buraidah news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Buraidah Arabic بريدة Buraydah is the capital and largest city of Al Qassim Region in north central Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula Buraydah lies equidistant from the Red Sea to the west and Persian Gulf to the east Its known for its dates festival which is the biggest in the world with various types of dates It has been called the city of dates 1 On November 8 2021 the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO included the city of Buraidah within the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities in the field of gastronomy The location is possibly first described in the Book of Genesis Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi Behold it is between Kadesh and Bered Buraidah بريدةCityview of BuraidahBuraidahLocation in Saudi ArabiaCoordinates 26 20 N 43 58 E 26 333 N 43 967 E 26 333 43 967Country Saudi ArabiaRegionAl Qassim RegionArea City1 291 km2 498 3 sq mi Metro1 290 6 km2 498 3 sq mi Elevation650 m 2 130 ft Population 2021 City745 353 estimated Time zoneUTC 3 AST Area code 966Websitemarsad buridah wbr comBuraydah the regional capital of Al Qassim Region is located on the edge of the Wadi Al Rummah Buraydah has a typical desert climate with hot summers mild winters and low humidity In Buraydah agriculture is still the cornerstone of the economy The traditional oasis products of dates lemon orange and other fruits are still important Modern introduction of wheat production has become so successful that Buraydah is one of the largest producers in the kingdom important in making Saudi Arabia a net exporter of cereal Contents 1 Notable landmarks 2 Roads and transport 3 Climate 4 Population 5 Education 5 1 Public schools 5 2 Colleges and universities 5 3 Vocational training colleges 5 4 Libraries 6 See also 7 Notes 8 Further readingNotable landmarks Edit An open date palm market in Buraidah Dates PalmsMuseum of Buraydah it is on King Abdul Aziz Road next to King Khaled Beridp civilization and there are days devoted for families and days for young people and it has on display the area s heritage from all different aspects of life Market trades and handicrafts King Khalid Cultural Center and Garden in the vicinity of the Museum a major Buraydah gardens open to visitors every day and in meetings and places for children is innocent and is in the summer the administration of the summer activities for families and children Buraidah water tower one of the most iconic landmarks in the city of Buraidah Saudi Arabia It is a towering structure that stands at a height of 40 meters and has a capacity of 5 000 cubic meters of water The tower serves as a vital source of water for the residents of Buraidah and it has become a symbol of the city s progress and development over the years It is opened to visitors in the summer festival Buraidah Dates Market It is the largest dates market in the world and is located in the center of buraidah citation needed 2 3 Buraidah Camel Market The Buraidah Camel Market is the largest camel market in the world and is situated on the outskirts of Buraydah in Al Qassim and is a spectacular sight with thousands of camels for sale Roads and transport Edit King Fahad and King Abdullah RoadsHighways link Buraydah to the major cities surrounding it It is 317 kilometers by highway to get to Riyadh 450 km to get to Medina and 250 kilometers to get to Ha il One can travel up to the border of Jordan in a dual network of roads There is now a railway line starting from Riyadh to Qurayyat operated by SAR with a modern rail station located at the northeast of the city There is a train station in Buraidah with direct trains to Riyadh Majmaa and Hail and from their to Jouf as well The Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz International Airport West of buraidah was built in 1964 and was expanded in 1964 over an area of 55 000 km2 with a capacity of 550 000 passengers In 2009 international flights were launched Flights to Dubai Istanbul Manamah Kuwait and Cairo are scheduled regularly along with domestic destinations Climate EditBuraidah has a hot desert climate Koppen climate classification BWh with long extremely hot summers and short very mild winters Precipitation is very low which falls almost entirely between November and May leaving summers extremely dry Climate data for BuraidahMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 19 2 66 6 22 3 72 1 26 5 79 7 32 4 90 3 38 5 101 3 42 1 107 8 43 2 109 8 43 4 110 1 40 9 105 6 35 3 95 5 26 7 80 1 21 3 70 3 32 7 90 8 Daily mean C F 12 8 55 0 15 2 59 4 19 2 66 6 24 9 76 8 30 6 87 1 33 5 92 3 34 5 94 1 34 8 94 6 32 1 89 8 26 9 80 4 19 8 67 6 14 7 58 5 24 9 76 9 Average low C F 6 3 43 3 8 1 46 6 11 9 53 4 17 4 63 3 22 7 72 9 24 9 76 8 25 7 78 3 26 1 79 0 23 3 73 9 18 5 65 3 12 8 55 0 8 0 46 4 17 1 62 9 Average rainfall mm inches 21 2 0 83 10 8 0 43 26 7 1 05 28 8 1 13 13 9 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00 0 1 0 00 4 3 0 17 24 2 0 95 15 6 0 61 145 7 5 72 Average precipitation days 6 2 3 0 6 3 8 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 5 3 4 5 38 5Source 4 Population EditThe city has experienced very high rates of population growth Buraidah officially counted population in the city limits in 2010 was 614 093 5 Education EditPublic schools Edit General Administration of Education in Qassim region enrolls over 118 589 students in primary intermediate and high public schools in Buraidah These students are enrolled in 381 primary schools 211 intermediate schools and 131 public high schools 6 9754 students are enrolled in 77 private schools 6 There are number of international schools in Buraidah as well as many private kindergartens Colleges and universities Edit Qassim University is the largest higher educational institution in Al Qassim region located in the west of Buraidah where more than 70 000 undergraduate and graduate students attend 38 colleges Qassim University is among Saudi Arabia s largest 29 public Universities in terms of number of students Besides Qassim University There are three private higher education establishments in Buraidah Mustaqbal University is a private university where 1234 undergraduate students study in engineering computer science dentistry and administrative and human sciences colleges 7 Buraydah Colleges is another private higher education establishment where 2987 undergraduate students are enrolled in four faculties focused in dentistry applied medical science engineering and information technology and administrative and human sciences colleges 8 The third private higher education institute is Al Ghad International Health Sciences Colleges Vocational training colleges Edit In addition to the technical training high school there are Buraidah College of Technology and the College of Food and Environment Technology which are two technical colleges managed by TVTC Also there are the International Technical Colleges operated in cooperation between TVTC and Laureate Vocational Saudi Arabia Saudi Railway Polytechnic is a unique vocational training institute for railway technology located in the city Libraries Edit Besides Qassim University central libraries that hold more than 2 200 000 items 9 King Saud public library is the main public library in Buraidah with around 30 000 titles and it is the oldest government public library in Saudi Arabia 10 Sulaiman Al Rajhi Public library and the Literary club library are two other libraries open to the public in the city See also EditQassim University Buraidah College of Technology List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia portalNotes Edit Buraidah Creative Cities Network en unesco org Retrieved 28 May 2022 spa اقتصادي مهرجان بريدة للتمور ينطلق الأحد المقبل بباقة واسعة من الأنشطة والفعاليات وكالة الأنباء السعودية saudiarabiatourismguide com Weather Information for Buraydah Saudi Arabia Regions amp Major Cities Statistics amp Maps on City Population Citypopulation de 28 April 2010 Retrieved 8 November 2012 a b Al Qaseem region PDF stats gov sa in Arabic Retrieved 15 June 2023 الجامعات و الكليات الأهلية Archived from the original on 22 March 2020 Retrieved 23 February 2020 الجامعات و الكليات الأهلية Archived from the original on 24 September 2018 عمادة شؤون المكتبات إحصـــاءات Archived from the original on 14 March 2018 تقرير مكتبة الملك سعود في بريدة منارة ثقافية تضم 23 ألف عنوان وكالة الأنباء السعودية www spa gov sa Archived from the original on 14 December 2019 Retrieved 11 January 2022 Further reading EditMackey Sandra The Saudis Inside the Desert Kingdom Updated Edition Norton Paperback W W Norton and Company New York 2002 first edition 1987 ISBN 0 393 32417 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buraidah amp oldid 1169240937, wikipedia, 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