Khafji

Ras al-Khafji (Arabic: رأس الخفجي Raʾs al-Ḫafğī) or Khafji (الخفجي) is a town on the border between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It lies in what was before 1970 the Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone.

Khafji
الخفجي
Al-Khafji
Khafji
Coordinates: 28°25′16″N 48°29′44″E
CountrySaudi Arabia
ProvinceEastern
Government
  Monarch and Prime MinisterKing Salman
  Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime MinisterPrince Mohammed
Area
  Metro
8,210 km2 (3,170 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
  City78,691
  Metro
84,316 (Khafji governorate)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Postal Code
39261
Area code+966 13

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.

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