Tabuk

Tabuk (تبوك; also spelled Tabouk) is the capital city of the Tabuk province in north western Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 441,351 (2004 census).

Around 500 BCE, Tabuk town (then known as Taboo) was, together with Al Ola, the capital of the prosperous Al Ayaneyean.citation needed]

Monuments include the historic mosque, the Tabuk fortress and a railway station dating back to the Ottoman empire. In the Tabuk region, a number of important archeological sites can be found, including Al Bidaa.

Tabuk also refers to an Iraqi-produced variant of the Ak-47 assault rifle.

Coordinates: 28°23′N, 36°35′E