What Country Was Hofuf In?
Hofuf (Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia) lies within 10 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Ottoman Empire, from 1600 to 1913. The earliest state recorded here is Abbasid Caliphate (AD 800).
Who ruled Hofuf?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Arabs |
| 100 BC – AD 799 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000 – 1099 | Buwayhid Emirates |
| 1100 – 1199 | Seljuk Empire |
| 1200 – 1299 | Khwarazmian Empire |
| 1300 – 1399 | Ilkhanate |
| 1400 – 1491 | Timurid Empire |
| 1492 – 1599 | Arabs |
| 1600 – 1913 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1914 – 1919 | Arabia (Nejd) |
| 1920 – 1944 | Emirate of Bin Shal'an |
| 1945 – today | Saudi Arabia |
HofufBased on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.