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Al-Bahah Province ( Minṭaqat al Bāẖah ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the smallest in terms of area and the lowest in terms of population, according to the 2022 Saudi Census. It is located southwest of the Kingdom, 885 km west of the capital Riyadh, positioned midway between Makkah al-Mukarramah and Aseer provinces. It is surrounded by Makkah al-Mukarramah Province from the north and west and by Aseer Province from the east and south. Emir...
Tabuk Province ( Minṭaqat Tabūk ) is one of the thirteen administrative provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Kingdom, bordered from the north by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; from the west by the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea; from the east by al-Jawf and Hail provinces; and from the south by al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province. Emirate of Tabuk Province The Emirate of Tabuk Province conducts its business from its headquarters in Tabuk C...
Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province ( Minṭaqat al Madīnah al Munawwarah ) is one of the thirteen administrative provinces in Saudi Arabia. It is located in the central-western part of the Kingdom, at an approximate elevation of 625 m above sea level. It is located about 430 km north of Makkah al-Mukarramah and approximately 150 km straight-line from the seashore, with the nearest port being Yanbu, located about 220 km to the southwest. al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province is also about 980 km ...
The Northern Borders Province ( Minṭaqat Al-Ḥudūd Aš-Šamāliyya ) is one of the thirteen administrative provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the eighth in terms of area, and the least populous. It is situated in the far north of the Kingdom and is bordered by two countries to the north: the Kingdom of Jordan and the Republic of Iraq, and four administrative provinces; the Eastern Province to the south, al-Qassim and Hail provinces to the southwest, and al-Jawf province to the wes...
Aseer Province ( Minṭaqat ʻAsīr ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the fifth in terms of population, and the tenth in terms of surface area. It was administratively formed in 1992 and is located southwest of the Kingdom. It is bordered from the east by Najran Province, from the south by Jazan Province and part of the Republic of Yemen, from the north by Makkah al-Mukarramah and al-Bahah provinces, and from the northeast by Riyadh Province. It...
Makkah al-Mukarramah Province ( Minṭaqat Makkat al Mukarramah ) is one of the thirteen administrative provinces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and comes fourth among the Kingdom’s provinces in terms of area. It is bordered to the east by Riyadh Province, to the north by al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province, to the south by Aseer and al-Bahah Provinces, and to the west by the Red Sea, and Makkah al-Mukarramah City is its administrative capital and the seat of its emirate. After the foundatio...
Riyadh Province ( Minṭaqat ar Riyāḏ ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and includes the capital Riyadh. It is the headquarters of government entities and international organizations in the Kingdom. It is the Kingdom's second-largest administrative region and the first in terms of population. Geography of Riyadh Province Riyadh Province is located in the center of the Kingdom, bordered from the east and northeast by the Eastern Province, f...
Jazan Province ( Minṭaqat Jāzān ), one of the thirteen administrative regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is located in the southwestern part of Saudi Arabia. The Red Sea delineates its western border. The province represents Saudi Arabia's meeting point with the Red Sea and the Republic of Yemen. The province is bordered from the north and east by Aseer Province and from the south and southeast by the Republic of Yemen. Its seafront areas are the terminus of Saudi Arabia's co...
The Eastern Province ( al-Mintaqah ash-Sharqīyah ) is the largest province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in terms of space. It contains twelve governorates and is named the Eastern Province given its location within Saudi Arabia. History of the Eastern Province This province is one of the oldest human settlements inhabited in the Arabian Peninsula and has witnessed various historical periods under names like: al-Jarhaa, Hajr, and Bahrain region. It was inhabited by Amalek, Canaanites, Phoen...
Ahad Rufaydah Governorate is one governorate of Aseer Province, located in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is considered the fifth most populated governorate in Aseer, with a population of 107,894, according to the 2022 Saudi Census. Administratively, it is classified among the Category (B) governorates. Location of Ahad Rufaydah Governorate Ahad Rufaydah Governorate is located south of Aseer Province, forty km away from the city of Abha, the administrative center of the prov...
As-Sulaymi Governorate is one of the governorates of Hail Province, in the northern center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established more than four hundred years ago and is one of the three least populous governorates of the province. The 2022 Saudi Census shows that only 2.3 percent of the population of Hail Province, estimated at 17,343 persons, live in the governorate. Location of as-Sulaymi Governorate As-Sulaymi Governorate is located in the south of Hail Province, eighty km from ...
Duba is one of the governorates of the Tabuk Province in the northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It stretches along the Red Sea coast and is located 180 km southwest of Tabuk City. It has an area of 12,600 km 2 , and its population is 54,917 people, according to the 2022 Saudi census. It is classified under category A governorates. Fifteen centers are affiliated with it, including al-Khuraibah, Shawaaq, Sharmah, Sadr, and al-Muwaylih. In 2021, a royal decree was issued to establish an aut...
