Country: Saudi Arabia
Continent: Asia
Population: 4,087,152
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than one million, Riyadh is closest to Basra and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Basra 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 | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Basra, Iraq | 650 |
 | Shiraz, Iran | 791 |
 | Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 796 |
| Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 849 |
 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 869 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 14,938 |
 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14,037 |
| Zapopan, Mexico | 14,037 |
 | Lima, Peru | 13,969 |
 | Santiago, Chile | 13,942 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Basra, Iraq | 650 |
| Shiraz, Iran | 791 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 869 |
| Baghdad, Iraq | 981 |
| Esfahan, Iran | 1,004 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 849 | | Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 796 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sharkia, Egypt | 1,621 |
| Helwan, Egypt | 1,625 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 1,640 |
| Giza, Egypt | 1,642 |
| Kalyoubia, Egypt | 1,652 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Dakar, Senegal | 6,751 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 6,592 |  | Bamako, Mali | 5,887 |  | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | 5,822 |  | Kumasi, Ghana | 5,517 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Basra, Iraq | 650 |
| Shiraz, Iran | 791 |
| Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 796 |
| Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 849 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 869 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Kawasaki, Japan | 8,711 | | Yokohama, Japan | 8,709 | | Tokyo, Japan | 8,704 | | Sendai, Japan | 8,693 | | Saitama, Japan | 8,693 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 9,656 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 11,702 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 12,342 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 12,763 |
| Sydney, Australia | 12,778 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 14,938 | | Sydney, Australia | 12,778 | | Brisbane, Australia | 12,763 | | Melbourne, Australia | 12,342 | | Adelaide, Australia | 11,702 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2,445 |
 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 2,574 |
| Volgograd, Russia | 2,670 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 2,875 |
 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 2,928 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5,096 |  | Madrid, Spain | 4,970 | | London, United Kingdom | 4,946 |  | Paris, France | 4,685 | | Barcelona, Spain | 4,493 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 10,172 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 10,532 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 10,658 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 10,662 |
| Chicago (IL), United States of America | 11,270 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14,037 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 14,037 | | León, Mexico | 13,896 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 13,888 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 13,884 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 9,547 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 10,139 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 10,982 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11,041 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 11,193 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Lima, Peru | 13,969 | | Santiago, Chile | 13,942 |  | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 13,788 | | Quito, Ecuador | 13,548 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 13,303 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Kharj | 86 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||