Which region should I choose for players in Al Hufuf?

Asia for the lowest ping. If your friends are spread across continents, pick the region in the middle of the group; Europe is the next closest to Al Hufuf at an estimated 75 ms.

Is the free server available from Saudi Arabia?

Yes. The free tier is available worldwide and runs on the North America and Europe nodes, subject to capacity. It has 3.5 GB RAM, sleeps after 15 idle minutes and wakes when a player joins. No card is needed.

Can I pay in Saudi Riyal?

Plans are charged in US dollars. Any Visa, Mastercard or American Express card from Saudi Arabia works, and your bank converts at its own rate. The Saudi Riyal prices on this page are estimates to help you compare.

Can my friends on phones and consoles join from Al Hufuf?

Yes. Create a Bedrock server, or run a Java server with Geyser so both editions join the same world. Bedrock uses UDP port 19132, which the panel assigns for you.

Does Enzonic have a data centre in Al Hufuf?

No. Enzonic runs its own hardware in North America and Europe and rents extra capacity in Europe and Asia. This page is here to tell you honestly which region is closest to Al Hufuf and what to expect.

Server locations

Minecraft server hosting in Al Hufuf

Al Hufuf (Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia) is about 3,238 km from Enzonic's Asia region. Over a normal home connection that is an estimated 55 ms, low enough for smooth Java and Bedrock play. Here is what hosting from Al Hufuf looks like.

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Nearest region and estimated ping

Great-circle distance from Al Hufuf to each Enzonic region, with a ping estimate. Real latency depends on your ISP's route; test it from the panel before you pick.

Region	Distance	Estimated ping	Runs
AsiaNearest	3,238 km	~55 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans
Europe	4,442 km	~75 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans
North America	11,549 km	~185 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans

Estimates assume fibre at about 200,000 km/s with routes 1.5 times the straight line, plus a few milliseconds for the last mile. Under 60 ms feels instant in Minecraft; under 120 ms is still comfortable.

Free Minecraft servers run in North America and Europe. From Al Hufuf the closer of the two is Europe, an estimated 75 ms.

Local details for Al Hufuf

Language: The panel and this site are available in العربية; support answers in English and Spanish.
Currency: Plans are priced and charged in US dollars; your bank converts to Saudi Riyal at its own rate.
Local time: Al Hufuf is on Asia/Riyadh (UTC+03). Scheduled restarts and backups in the panel use your own time zone.
Payment methods: Visa, Mastercard and American Express from any country, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay in browsers that support them. Checkout runs on Stripe, which shows any extra local methods it supports in Saudi Arabia. You can also pay with a gift card, and the free tier needs no card at all.
Population: About 290,000 people live in Al Hufuf (GeoNames). Nearby cities with their own pages are listed below.

Plans with prices in Saudi Riyal

Live US dollar prices from the panel, with an approximate Saudi Riyal figure next to each one. The first month is cheaper while a sale runs.

Plan	RAM	Per month (USD)
Free tier3.5 GB RAM, wakes when a player joins, no card.	3.5 GB	$0.00
Dirt	512 MB	$0.99$0.79 first month
Wood	4 GB	$3.79$3.03 first month
Stone	6 GB	$5.49$4.39 first month
Iron	8 GB	$6.99$5.59 first month
Gold	10 GB	$8.99$7.19 first month
Diamond	12 GB	$10.69$8.55 first month
Obsidian	16 GB	$13.99$11.19 first month
VPS S	2 GB	$1.96$1.57 first month
VPS M	4 GB	$3.92$3.14 first month
VPS L	8 GB	$7.84$6.27 first month
VPS XL	16 GB	$15.68$12.54 first month
Obsidian Pro	16 GB	$16.99$13.59 first month
XL 20	20 GB	$16.99
XL 24	24 GB	$19.99
XL 32	32 GB	$26.99

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Java or Bedrock from Al Hufuf?

Both editions run on the same regions. Java Edition is the PC version with mods, plugins and most public servers. Bedrock Edition is what phones, consoles and Windows 10/11 play; its servers use UDP port 19132. Not sure who is joining? Start a Java server and add Geyser so Bedrock players can join it too.

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Nearby cities

Other cities with their own page, nearest first.

Al Mubarraz5 km away
Dammam130 km away
Manama, Bahrain139 km away
Al Muharraq, Bahrain143 km away
Doha, Qatar195 km away
Al Kharj264 km away
Riyadh298 km away
Al Fahahil, Kuwait438 km away

Cities in Eastern Province

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Nearby countries

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Questions from Al Hufuf

Our estimate is about 55 ms to the Asia region, based on the 3,238 km distance. Your ISP's route can add or remove 10 to 20 ms. The panel's region picker runs a live latency test from your browser, so check it before you create the server.

Start a server for Al Hufuf

Free in about a minute, no card. Pick Asia as the region and invite your friends.

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Distances use great-circle maths from city coordinates and Enzonic's published region locations. City names, coordinates, populations and time zones come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Exchange rates: European Central Bank via frankfurter.dev, 2026-11-10. No reviews or customer counts are shown on this page because we do not publish per-city figures.

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