Rafha
Rafha Governorate
محافظة رفحاء | |
|---|---|
City and Governorate | |
Location of Rafha Governorate within the Northern Borders Province | |
Rafha Governorate Location of Rafha within Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 29°38′19″N 043°30′05″E / 29.63861°N 43.50139°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Northern Borders |
| Region | Badiyat al-Sham |
| Seat | Rafha City |
| First settled | 15th century |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Rafha Municipality |
| Area | |
• City and Governorate | 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Metro | 84,536 (Rafha Governorate) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (SAST) |
| Area code | 014 |
Rafha (Arabic: رفحاء, romanized: Rafḥāʼ) is a city and governorate in northern Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Northern Borders Province and is located near the border with Iraq. As of the 2022 census, it has a population of 84,536.