Khafji
Khafji
الخفجي Al-Khafji | |
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| Coordinates: 28°25′16″N 48°29′44″E / 28.42111°N 48.49556°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| Government | |
| • Monarch and Prime Minister | King Salman |
| • Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime Minister | Prince Mohammed |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 8,210 km2 (3,170 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| 78,691 | |
| • Metro | 84,316 (Khafji governorate) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Postal Code | 39261 |
| Area code | +966 13 |
Ras al-Khafji (Arabic: رأس الخفجي Raʾs al-Ḫafğī) or Khafji (الخفجي) is a City and Governorate on the border between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It lies in what was before 1970 the Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone.
The Battle of Khafji took place in and around the town in 1991 and marked the high tide of Iraq's advance through Kuwait and into Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War.