Hail Province is one of the thirteen administrative regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the seventh in terms of surface area and the ninth in terms of population. Located in the center of the northern part of the Kingdom, its territory extends between latitudes 25° and 29°N and between longitudes 38° and 42°E and is surrounded by five administrative regions: al-Jawf, Northern Borders, Tabuk, al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, and al-Qassim. Governorates of Hail Province Hail is one of the ...
Sakaka City is the administrative capital of al-Jawf Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , the seat of the emirate, its largest city, and the most populous. Location of Sakaka Sakaka is located in the northern and eastern parts of al-Jawf Province and links the Northern Borders and Hail provinces. The rest of al-Jawf governorates, i.e. al-Qurayyat, Tabarjal, and Dawmat al-Jandal, border Sakaka to the west. Sakaka is a population center in al-Jawf Province. With an eight-fold increase in t...
Rabigh is one of the oldest coastal governorates in Makkah al-Mukarramah Province . It is located on the northern side in the west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . It stretches around six thousand km 2 and has many factories and industrial companies in addition to King Abdullah Economic City . It is made up of six administrative centers with more than seventy-nine villages and hamlets and is populated by 112,383 people, which makes up 1.4 percent of the region's residents. Borders of Rab...
Al-Ahsa Governorate is one of the governorates of the Eastern Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . It is the largest Saudi governorate in terms of area and the sixth in terms of population among the governorates and cities of the Kingdom. It includes al-Ahsa Oasis , which was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the fifth Saudi site to be recorded on the list. Overview of al-Ahsa Al-Ahsa has experienced numerous migrations and settlement shifts throughout its history, due to its...
Abha City, the administrative capital of Aseer Province in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , is a mountainous city that sits at the highest elevation in the Kingdom. Referred to as Arus al-Jabal (Bride of the Mountain), Sayidat al-Dabab (Lady of the Fog), and Abha al-Bahiya (Beautiful Abha), the city has been a prominent tourist destination since the 1980s, hosting various festivals and events that draw in over two million visitors each tourist season. Abha is also steeped in herit...
Al-Birk Governorate , located in Aseer Province , southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is classified as a category (B) governorate. It forms the coastal boundary of Aseer Province alongside the governorates of Mahayil and Rijal Alma . Al-Birk Governorate includes three administrative centers: 'Amq, Dhahban, and al-Marsad. It is one of the smaller population clusters in the province, following al-Harajah and Tarib Governorates, housing approximately 1.1 percent of Aseer Province’s po...
The Climate of Buraydah City is weather conditions and meteorological variables such as wind, rain, temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure in Buraydah City , Qassim Province , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its climate is characterized as a desert climate, hot in the summer and cold in the winter with low humidity. Location of Buraydah City Buraydah City is located east of Qassim Province in the Kingdom, confined between latitudes 44 26º and 18 26º N and longitudes 52 43º and 51 43º E, w...
Saudi Arabia (officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)) is an Arab Islamic state situated in the far southwest of the Asian continent. It is an extension of the rule of Al Saud family, which began with the First Saudi State founded by Imam Mohammed Bin Saud in the eighteenth century, and the Second Saudi State , established by the father of the Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud and its last ruler, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal , in 1891. Saudi Arabia is bordered to the west by...
Al-Hijarah Governorate is one of the governorates in al-Bahah Province , located in the southwestern of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the least populated governorate in the province, home to only 3.6 percent of al-Bahah Province population, with an estimated 12,136 residents according to the 2022 Saudi census . Location of al-Hijarah Governorate Situated about forty-five km from al-Bahah City, the seat of the emirate, it is bordered to the north and west by the administrative boundaries of...
Buqayq City is the center of Buqayq Governorate, located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Previously known as 'Ba'lat Aba al-Qa'dan,' the city was renamed after the discovery of oil in the region. The name is derived from the 'Baqqa' area, north of present-day Buqayq, which is a water source known for its bubbling springs. The name is reflected in the Arabic word ' Baqqa ' meaning 'bubbled.' Buqayq is located seventy-five ...
The Provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are the highest administrative division in the Kingdom and represent specific administrative supervision zones. The Kingdom consists of thirteen administrative provinces. Administration of regions Before 1992, the Kingdom was composed of six main regions: Najd, Hejaz, Aseer , Jazan , Najran , and Hail . These regions were governed by sixty-four Governors according to the Law of Governors and Administrative Councils, which was issued in 1940 and speci...
Historians have divergent opinions regarding the naming of al-Jubayl Governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Some argue that it is a modern designation with Arabic origins, meaning a small mountain, located in the northeastern part of the town of al-Jubayl. Others suggest it has Phoenician origins, attributed to the nearby Jbeil situated near Arad and Tyre in the northeast of the Mediterranean Sea. Al-Jubayl region was known in the pre-Islamic era and the early Islam...