Hofuf

American

[hoo-foof] / hʊˈfuf /

Or Hufuf

noun

a city in eastern Saudi Arabia.

Hofuf British

/ hʊˈfuːf /

noun

another name for Al Hufuf

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Born in the Saudi date palm oasis town of Hofuf in 1974, little is known about his early life before he decided to leave Saudi Arabia and move to Europe aged 32.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

Ahmed al-Omran contributed reporting from Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

—Nikhil Lohade in Dubai and Ahmed Al Omran in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, contributed to this article.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2016

Saudi Arabia announced a project this week to build what in large urban centers like Hofuf and Riyadh?

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2012

Using its oil wealth to good advantage, Saudi Arabia has planted some 10 million tamarisk, acacia and eucalyptus trees to help keep the dunes from overwhelming its al-Hasa oasis near Hofuf.

From Time Magazine Archive

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