Turaif (Arabic: ֖ÃÂÃÂ, romanized: Ṭarëf) is a city and governorate in northern Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Northern Borders Province and is located near the border with Jordan.
Turaif is one of the cities that were established due to the presence of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline.
Turaif Domestic Airport serves the governorate, providing scheduled domestic flights and connecting the governorate to major destinations within Saudi Arabia.
Turaif has hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWh) with long, very hot summers and cool winters. Frost during the night is common in the winter months. Snow may also fall at times. The lowest recorded temperature, âÂÂ12.0 ðC (10.4 ðF), was measured in Turaif.