Hofuf

American  

[hoo-foof] / hʊˈfuf /

Or Hufuf

noun

1. a city in eastern Saudi Arabia.

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Hofuf British  

/ hʊˈfuːf /

noun

1. another name for Al Hufuf

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Example Sentences

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

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

From New York Times

The State Department also says that U.S. government workers and their families are prohibited from traveling to the areas of Qatif and Hofuf in Saudi Arabia.

From Washington Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal

HOFUF, Saudi Arabia—The toll from a mass stampede during the hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca has increased to 769, Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry said Saturday, as the annual Muslim ritual concluded.

From The Wall Street Journal