Khamis Mushait

Khamis Mushayt
خميس مشيط
Khamis Mushayt
Coordinates: 18°18′N 42°44′E / 18.300°N 42.733°E / 18.300; 42.733
CountrySaudi Arabia
ProvinceAsir
Government
 • MayorKhalid bin Mushayt
Elevation
2,066 m (6,778 ft)
Population
 (Census 2022)
 • City
535,065
 • Metro
1,353,000
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total (Metro)$31.5 billion
 • Per capita$55,200
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal code
62411
Area code+966-17
WebsiteKhamis Mushayt Municipality

Khamis Mushayt or Khamis Mushait (Arabic: خميس مشيط, Ḫamīs Mušayṭ Arabic pronunciation: [xamiːs muʃajtˤ], locally: [xamiːs‿ɪmʃeːtˤ]) is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, located east of Abha, the provincial seat of the Asir Province 884 kilometres (549 mi) from the national capital of Riyadh. It is the capital of the Shahran tribe in the Asir region. It is the fifth-largest city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Medina, with an estimated metro population of 1,353,000 as of 2017. Khamis Mushayt is noted for being the fourth largest trading centre in Saudi Arabia, and its military airbase.