Haql, Saudi Arabia

Haql, Saudi Arabia is a submarine cable landing point in Saudi Arabia (coordinates 29.2839°, 34.9522°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Saudi Arabia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Haql is a city and governorate in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, within the Tabuk Province. It is located near the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and sits adjacent to Aqaba City across the Jordanian border. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Haql, Saudi Arabia

Cables landing at Haql, Saudi Arabia are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including EMC Subsea Cable Company Limited, center3. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Haql, Saudi Arabia, international traffic can reach 5 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Saudi Arabia.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Haql, Saudi Arabia in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• EMC West-1 (2027) — EMC West-1 is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Israel. Its 5 landing points at Athens, Genoa, Haql, Netanya, Tympaki bridge the networks of Europe, Middle East, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• EMC West-2 (2027) — EMC West-2 is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Israel, Saudi Arabia, France, Greece. Its 4 landing points at Ashkelon, Haql, Marseille, Tympaki bridge the networks of Middle East, Europe, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• Saudi Vision (2023) — Saudi Vision is a domestic submarine cable network within Saudi Arabia, connecting 4 coastal and island locations including Duba, Haql, Jeddah, Yanbu. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.