Where is Yanbu port located?

The geographical location of the port of Yanbu

The port of Yanbu is located on the Red Sea coast in the Hijaz region, on the western side of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and north of the city of Jeddah. It is considered the main port in Medina, which is 160 km away on the eastern side. That is, it comes after Jeddah, and it is worth noting that Yanbu is divided into several regions, namely: the port of Yanbu, the sea of ​​Yanbu, as well as the internal agricultural region of Yanbu, which is famous for palm cultivation, and in the seventies of the last century, the port of Yanbu became a center for planning and developing the industry, which includes the oil industry , petrochemicals, and heavy industries dependent on hydrocarbon fuels, and plans have been made to implement the Yanbu project, which consists of two oil refineries, a natural gas preparation plant, a petrochemical complex, and other light industries, an industrial port, and a new city inhabited by about 100.000 people.

Yanbu city

The city of Yanbu al-Bahr is located in Medina, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is located between latitude 24.09 degrees and longitude 38.06 degrees, and it rises from sea level by approximately 10 meters, while the population of the city reaches 200.16 people, and it is thus the third largest city Located in Medina, the traditional economy of Yanbu has been known since ancient times. Where it was based on Hajj, and the export of agricultural products, especially dates.

Some facts about Yanbu

Yanbu has been famous since ancient times for fishing from its coasts overlooking the Red Sea, where fishing was the main profession at that time, in addition to this, Yanbu was transformed into a more developed Saudi city, as the port of Yanbu became the main source of export within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from this standpoint the city gained A distinguished industrial and developmental position, and many efforts sought to transform Yanbu into a residential city consisting of all modern and developed facilities, and thus Yanbu is one of the most attractive areas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.