Country: Saudi Arabia
Continent: Asia
Population: 4,087,152
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Riyadh is closest to Ad-Dammam and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Doha and the farthest domestic city is Jiddah. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Riyadh is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ad-Dammam, Saudi Arabia | 234 |
 | Doha, Qatar | 303 |
 | Basra, Iraq | 404 |
| Nasariya, Iraq | 437 |
| Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia | 447 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,282 |
 | Acapulco, Mexico | 8,799 |
| Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 8,723 |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 8,722 |
| Zapopan, Mexico | 8,722 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Doha, Qatar | 303 |
| Basra, Iraq | 404 |
| Nasariya, Iraq | 437 |
 | Ahwaz, Iran | 470 |
 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 481 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 528 | | Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 495 | | At-Ta'If, Saudi Arabia | 466 | | Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia | 447 | | Ad-Dammam, Saudi Arabia | 234 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Asmara, Eritrea | 820 |
 | Aswan, Egypt | 872 |
| Qena, Egypt | 880 |
| Suez, Egypt | 943 |
| Sohag, Egypt | 946 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Cape Town, South Africa | 4,441 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 4,266 |  | Pikine, Senegal | 4,197 | | Dakar, Senegal | 4,195 | | Mbour, Senegal | 4,178 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Ad-Dammam, Saudi Arabia | 234 |
| Doha, Qatar | 303 |
| Basra, Iraq | 404 |
| Nasariya, Iraq | 437 |
| Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia | 447 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Chiba, Japan | 5,432 | | Funabashi, Japan | 5,423 | | Kawasaki, Japan | 5,413 | | Yokohama, Japan | 5,412 | | Tokyo, Japan | 5,408 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 6,000 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 7,271 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 7,669 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 7,931 |
| Sydney, Australia | 7,940 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,282 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 7,972 | | Newcastle, Australia | 7,956 | | Sydney, Australia | 7,940 | | Brisbane, Australia | 7,931 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Makhachkala, Russia | 1,260 |
| Krasnodar, Russia | 1,467 |
| Astrakhan, Russia | 1,494 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 1,519 |
| Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 1,599 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | Dublin, Ireland | 3,359 |  | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3,331 |  | Seville, Spain | 3,203 | | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3,167 | | Málaga, Spain | 3,116 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 6,178 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 6,321 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 6,354 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 6,405 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 6,544 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles | | Acapulco, Mexico | 8,799 | | Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 8,723 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 8,722 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 8,722 | | Morelia, Mexico | 8,696 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 5,886 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 5,903 |
| Recife, Brazil | 5,932 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 6,033 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 6,034 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles |  | Chiclayo, Peru | 8,708 | | Trujillo, Peru | 8,696 | | Callao, Peru | 8,684 | | Lima, Peru | 8,680 |  | Santiago, Chile | 8,663 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Kharj | 53 |
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||