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Farasan Governorate is a Category (B) governorate in Jazan Province in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the least populous governorate in the province, with 13,529 people, equivalent to just 1 percent of Jazan's population, according to the 2022 Saudi Census. It is the largest inhabited island in the Kingdom. History of Farasan Governorate Throughout history, the Farasan Islands witnessed the passage of countless peoples by virtue of their location on a commercial corrid...

Al-Dayer is one of the governorates of Jazan Province in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where, according to the 2022 Saudi census, 3.4 percent of Jazan's population, estimated at 47,424 people, live. Al-Dayer location Al-Dayer Governorate is located in the northeast of Jazan Province, 105 km east of the city. It is bordered to the north by Aseer Province, to the east by the Republic of Yemen, to the west by the Harub and al-Aidabi governorates, as well as a portion of the ad...

Al-Edabi Governorate is a Category (B) governorate in the Jazan Province in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the five least populated governorates in Jazan, home to 2.3 percent of the province's population, estimated at 32,940, according to the latest official statistics. Al-Edabi Governorate is located east of the Jazan Region, 69.5 km northeast of Jizan City, the seat of the emirate, and is bordered from the west by the governorates of Damad and Sabya; from the ...

Al-Aridah Governorate is one of the governorates within Jazan Province, located southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It ranks as the seventh most populous center in the province. According to the 2022 Saudi Census, it is home to 79,730 residents of Jazan Province. Al-Aridah Governorate is located in the eastern part of Jazan Province, sixty-five km east of the city of Jazan, the headquarters of the emirate. It is bordered to the north by the governorates of al-Idabi, Fayfa, and ad-Da'...

Al-Tuwal Governorate is nestled in the Jazan Province, southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A Category (B) governorate, it is one of the smallest governorates in terms of population, as only 2.6% of Jazan Province's population resides there, with the 2022 Saudi Census estimating the number of residents as 36,259 persons. Administrative borders of al-Tuwal Governorate Al-Tuwal Governorate is located south of the Jazan Province, seventy-five km southeast of the city of Jazan, the seat o...

Harub Governorate is one of the governorates of Jazan Province in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the fourth-smallest governorate in terms of population. It is home to only 2.12 percent of the Jazan Province's population, equivalent to about 30,709 people, according to the 2022 Saudi Census. Location of Harub Governorate Harub Governorate is a mountainous governorate located within the higher parts of Jazan Province, on the western highlands of the Sarawat Mountains, one h...

Sharurah Governorate is one of the governorates in Najran Province, southern Saudi Arabia. It is located 370 km east of Najran, settling on the outskirts of the western Empty Quarter desert. It is surrounded by sand from all directions except the south, which consists of volcanic rocks. The governorate has a population of approximately 100,199, representing 16.9 percent of the region's population, according to the official statistics of 2022. Reason for naming Sharurah Sharurah is named af...

Hubuna is a governorate in Najran Province, to the south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is home to the third largest population in the province, with 24,823 people living there, according to the 2022 Saudi census. Hubuna Governorate location Hubuna is located to the west of Najran Province, about 70 km west of the Seat of Principality in Najran City. It is bordered to the north by Thar Governorate, to the east by Khubash Governorate, to the west by Badr al-Janub, and to the south by Najran ...

  Badr al-Janub Governorate is a governorate in Najran Province, south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It comes in second place in terms of the least populated governorate in the province with 7,991 inhabitants, representing only 1.3 percent of the Najran region’s population, according to the 2022 Saudi Census. It is a Category B governorate, located 160 km northwest of the emirate’s headquarters in the city of Najran. Five administrative centers are affiliated with it. They are Hadada, al...

Yadamah Province is one of the governorates of Najran Province in the southern part of Saudi Arabia. It is home to only 2.7 percent of the population of Najran, estimated at 16,160 people, according to the Saudi Census 2022. Yadamah Governorate location Yadamah is located northwest of Najran Province, 180 km north of the Emirate of Najran Province. It covers an area of approximately 11,980 km 2 . The governorate includes several towns and villages, including al-Lajam, Wusat, al-Arf, al-Wajid, a...

Administrative Divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are the entities that collectively, in terms of geography and organization, form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These administrative divisions operate according to a unified law, which is based on the Basic Law of Governance. Administrative divisions in the Kingdom According to the Law of Provinces issued in March 1992, the Kingdom was divided, based on three administrative levels, into thirteen provinces, which were in turn divided into gov...