{{Short description|Markaz in Hafar Al-Batin Governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Qaisumah | native_name = القيصومة | image_skyline = Al Qaisumah Landmark.jpg | native_name_lang = ar | settlement_type = Markaz | pushpin_map = Saudi Arabia | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Qaisumah in Saudi Arabia | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_image = Saudi Arabia location map.svg | coordinates = {{coord|28|18|35|N|046|07|39|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Eastern Province | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Eastern Arabia | subdivision_type3 = Governorate | subdivision_name3 = Hafar Al-Batin | government_type = Municipality | governing_body = * Hafar Al-Batin Municipality<br>(Upper body) * Qaisumah Municipality<br>(Lower body) | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 27,307 | population_as_of = 2022 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 013 | timezone = SAST | utc_offset = +03:00 | footnotes = }} '''Qaisumah''' or '''Al-Qaisumah''' (Arabic: القيصومة) is a markaz located in Hafar Al-Batin Governorate in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
==History==
Qaisumah takes its name from Achillea, a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family native to the region. The settlement grew after the construction of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline, which brought economic activity and population growth.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tapline: a legacy of triumph |url=https://www.aramco.com/en/news-media/elements-magazine/2021/the-tapline-a-legacy-of-triumph |publisher=Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) |author=Norman Gray |date=May 27, 2021 |access-date=March 10, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=مع إزالة أنابيب التابلاين .. أهالي القيصومة يستذكرون البدايات |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2020/11/%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A5%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B5/ |publisher=صحيفة المواطن |date=18 November 2020 |access-date=March 10, 2026 |language=ar}}</ref> Al-Qaisumah FC, representing the markaz, was founded in 1970.
==Transportation== Qaisumah is served by Qaisumah International Airport, which is the primary and only airport in Hafar Al-Batin Governorate.<ref name="GACA">{{cite web | url = http://www.gaca.gov.sa/GACA/Airports/default.aspx?ano=13&aid=003&fid=305&cid=1&l=EN | title = Qaisumah Domestic Airport | publisher = General Authority of Civil Aviation | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719174924/http://www.gaca.gov.sa/GACA/Airports/default.aspx?ano=13&aid=003&fid=305&cid=1&l=EN | archivedate = 19 July 2011 | language=en}}</ref>
==Climate==
{{Weather box|location = Al Qaysumah (1991–2020) |metric first = 1 |single line = 1
|Jan record high C = 31.0 |Feb record high C = 34.8 |Mar record high C = 41.0 |Apr record high C = 44.0 |May record high C = 48.8 |Jun record high C = 50.3 |Jul record high C = 50.6 |Aug record high C = 51.0 |Sep record high C = 48.2 |Oct record high C = 44.5 |Nov record high C = 38.0 |Dec record high C = 31.5
| Jan high C = 18.6 | Feb high C = 21.8 | Mar high C = 27.0 | Apr high C = 33.5 | May high C = 39.9 | Jun high C = 43.7 | Jul high C = 45.1 | Aug high C = 45.4 | Sep high C = 42.3 | Oct high C = 36.4 | Nov high C = 26.2 | Dec high C = 20.2 | year high C = 33.3 | Jan mean C = 12.0 | Feb mean C = 14.7 | Mar mean C = 19.6 | Apr mean C = 25.8 | May mean C = 32.2 | Jun mean C = 36.0 | Jul mean C = 37.4 | Aug mean C = 37.3 | Sep mean C = 33.9 | Oct mean C = 28.1 | Nov mean C = 19.2 | Dec mean C = 13.5 | year mean C = 25.8 | Jan low C = 6.3 | Feb low C = 8.2 | Mar low C = 12.6 | Apr low C = 18.4 | May low C = 24.2 | Jun low C = 27.3 | Jul low C = 28.9 | Aug low C = 28.8 | Sep low C = 25.5 | Oct low C = 20.5 | Nov low C = 13.0 | Dec low C = 7.8 | year low C = 18.5
|Jan record low C = -4.2 |Feb record low C = -2.4 |Mar record low C = 0.0 |Apr record low C = 6.0 |May record low C = 15.0 |Jun record low C = 20.7 |Jul record low C = 20.8 |Aug record low C = 22.2 |Sep record low C = 16.0 |Oct record low C = 12.0 |Nov record low C = 0.6 |Dec record low C = -3.0
| precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 18.7 | Feb precipitation mm = 11.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 14.0 | Apr precipitation mm = 11.4 | May precipitation mm = 3.4 | Jun precipitation mm = 0.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 0.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 0.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 0.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 3.8 | Nov precipitation mm = 27.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 18.5 | year precipitation mm = 108.8
| unit precipitation days = 1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 2.7 | Feb precipitation days = 1.9 | Mar precipitation days = 2.3 | Apr precipitation days = 2.4 | May precipitation days = 0.7 | Jun precipitation days = 0.0 | Jul precipitation days = 0.0 | Aug precipitation days = 0.0 | Sep precipitation days = 0.0 | Oct precipitation days = 0.6 | Nov precipitation days = 3.0 | Dec precipitation days = 2.5 | year precipitation days = 16.0
|Jan humidity = 59 |Feb humidity = 48 |Mar humidity = 38 |Apr humidity = 31 |May humidity = 18 |Jun humidity = 13 |Jul humidity = 12 |Aug humidity = 13 |Sep humidity = 16 |Oct humidity = 25 |Nov humidity = 43 |Dec humidity = 56 |year humidity =31
|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/SaudiArabia/CSV/Qaisumah_40373.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Qaisumah |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = February 6, 2024}}</ref> |source 2 = (humidity 1985-2010) {{cite web |url = http://jrcc.sa/climate_data_observatory_sa.php |title = Jeddah Regional Climate Center South West Asia |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161211044841/http://jrcc.sa/climate_data_observatory_sa.php |archive-date = 2016-12-11 }} <ref name=pme >{{cite web|url=http://jrcc.sa/reports_files/1985_2010Reports/Al-Qaysumah.RTF|title=Surface annual climatological report|publisher=PME|access-date=2016-01-30|archive-date=2016-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321165454/http://jrcc.sa/reports_files/1985_2010Reports/Al-Qaysumah.RTF|url-status=dead}}</ref> |date = January 2016 </ref> }}
== See also == {{Portal|Saudi Arabia}} * Provinces of Saudi Arabia * List of governorates of Saudi Arabia * List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Qaisumah Category:Populated places in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia