Buraydah | |
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State | Al-Qassim Region |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
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Population | 0 |
Postcode | 52354 |
Buraidah (Arabic: بريدة Burayda) is the capital of Al-Qassim Region in northcentral Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Buraydah lies equidistant from the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the east. It has a population of 619,739 (2010 census).
Buraydah, the regional capital of Al-Qassim Region, is located on the edge of the Wadi Al-Rummah.
Buraydah has a typical desert climate, with hot summers, mild winters and low humidity.
Biloxi | |
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State | Mississippi |
Country | United States of America |
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Population | 0 |
Biloxi (; French: [bilusi]) is a city and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other seat being the adjoining city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054, and in 2019 the estimated population was 46,212. The area's first European settlers were French colonists.
The city is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area and the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, MS Combined Statistical Area. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi was the third-largest city in Mississippi, behind Jackson and Gulfport.