Qaryat al-Ulya

Qaryat al-Ulya (Arabic: قرية العليا‎, translit. Qaryat al-‘Ulyā‎) is a city located in the north-east of the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, specifically in the historic aṣ-Ṣummān area, which consists of more than 30 villages; Qaryat al-Ulya is the capital of this region. The whole Summan area includes a population of more than 50,000 people, 80% of them Saudis, according to the 1433 AH census. They maintain an agricultural area with more than five thousand wheat farms, which ranks it first in Saudi Arabian wheat production.

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Coordinates: 27°33′43″N 47°42′11″E / 27.562°N 47.703°E