Al-Khadra Port

Al-Khadra Port is a land port on the southern border of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located in Najran Province, specifically in Khibash Governorate, east of the city of Najran. It is among the four land ports distributed along the longest border strip linking the Kingdom with a neighboring country, the Republic of Yemen, spanning approximately 1,327 km in length.

Al-Khadra port is one of fourteen land border ports linking the Kingdom to Gulf and Arab countries. The Saudi Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Border Guard, is responsible for securing it, while Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority organizes all activities related to customs work and the collection of customs duties at al-Khadra port and other ports.

Al-Khadra border port annually welcomes delegations from Yemen to perform Hajj. Various fixed government sectors formed from centers and committees at the port collaborate to finalize procedures facilitating their entry and providing necessary assistance and awareness guidelines from their arrival in the Kingdom to their journey to the holy sites. Employees of the General Secretariat for Islamic Awareness in Hajj, Umrah, and Visitation at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance receive pilgrims with gifts, answer their questions, and provide quick lectures on the provisions of Hajj while the pilgrims wait at the port during synchronized procedures carried out by other entities.

Al-Khadra port comprises a Department of Passports, a quarantine area, control points for border guards and customs, passenger and freight yards, as well as arrival and departure yards. Additionally, the port is equipped with monitoring systems to detect drugs and explosives, employing police dogs and x-ray detection devices.

In 2020, the volume of investments in al-Khadra port amounted to about USD2 billion, while cement produced by Najran Cement Company was one of the most important Saudi exports to Yemen through the port.