Buraydah

Local nameبريدة
LocationSaudi Arabia

Buraidah is the capital and largest city of Al-Qassim Region in north-central Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Buraydah lies equidistant from the Red Sea to the west and Persian Gulf to the east. Its known for its dates festival which is the biggest in the world with various types of dates. It has been called the city of dates. On November 8, 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO" included the city of Buraidah within the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities, in the field of gastronomy.

The location is possibly first described in the Book of Genesis: "Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered."

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buraidah

Coordinates 26°19'54.001" N 43°58'18.001" E

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