Abqaiq Governorate is a Category (B) governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and home to the world's largest crude oil plant. Abqaiq Governorate is one of the five least populated governorates in the Eastern Province. According to the 2022 Saudi Census, 64,632 people live in Abqaiq Governorate, constituting only 1.30 percent of the province's population. Designation and location of Abqaiq Governorate The name (Abqaiq) goes back to the existence of an area kn...
Shaqra Governorate is one of the governorates of the Riyadh province, located in the center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. it is situated northwest of the capital, Riyadh, at a distance of 180 km from it. To the north, it is bordered by al-Majma'ah and al-Ghat governorates and al-Qassim region. To the east, it's bordered by Thadiq Governorate. To the south, it is bordered by Marat Governorate, and to the west by al-Dawadmi Governorate. Population of Shaqra Governorate The governorate...
Wadi al-Dawasir Governorate is one of the governorates in the Riyadh Region, central Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located approximately 650 km south of Riyadh, covering an area of forty-eight thousand km². It shares its borders with three administrative regions: Najran to the south, and Aseer and Makkah al-Mukarramah Region to the west. To the east, it borders al-Sulayyil and al-Aflaj governorates, while to the north, it shares a border with al-Qwayiyah Governorate. According to the Saudi 20...
Al-Majma'ah , formerly known as Sudeir region, is a governorate in Riyadh Province, located in the central part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is classified as a Category (A) governorate and covers an area of 30,000 km 2 . According to the Saudi Census 2022, it has a population of 151,877 individuals. It is divided into thirty-eight administrative centers. Al-Majma'ah Governorate is attributed to the city of al-Majma'ah, which serves as its major and largest city, as well as ...
Al-Kharj Governorate is one of the governorates of the Riyadh Province, located in the center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Classified under category (A), according to the 2022 Saudi census, the population of al-Kharj is approximately 373,000, making it the second-largest in the province in terms of population after the capital, Riyadh. The governorate comprises thirty-two centers. The origin designation of al-Kharj Yaqut al-Hamawi mentioned in his book Mu'jam al-Buldan under the Arabic...
Diriyah Governorate is the capital of the First Saudi State founded by Imam Mohammed Bin Saud in 1727, and the first homeland of the ruling family, Al Saud. Diriyah is located in the center of the Arabian Peninsula, in the northern part of the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is administratively affiliated with Riyadh Province. The city includes Turaif neighborhood, the Jewel of the Kingdom, which is one of the largest mud neighborhoods in the world and was registered in UNESCO's...
Najran City is the administrative capital of Najran Province, situated in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Approximately 71.2 percent of the province’s population resides there. Additionally, it hosts the majority of income-generating industries, encompassing agricultural production within Najran Province. Designation of Najran City The name Najran appears in many historical narratives and books by Arab and foreign travelers, with various naming narratives. One of these narrative...
An-Nu'ayriyyah Governorate is one of the governorates of the Eastern Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, classified as category (B), with twenty-five affiliated administrative centers. It is one of the four governorates considered the least populated in the province after Ras Tanura, Qaryat al-Ulya, and al-Udayd. Only 1.24 percent of the province’s population, numbering about 63,815 people, live there, according to Saudi Census 2022. An-Nu'ayriyyah Governorate location An-Nu...
Qaryat al-Ulya Governorate is a Category (B) governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the second-smallest city by population in the province and oversees twenty-two centers. In ancient times, it was a source of water for nomads. Today, it is home to just 0.4 percent of the province's population, according to the 2022 Saudi Census, with an estimated 21,788 people. Geographic location of Qaryat al-Ulya Governorate Qaryat al-Ulya Governorate is located 307 km ...
Tabuk City is located in the northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is the regional center of Tabuk Province. It is the largest city and governorate in the province in terms of area and population. Its area is about 61,000 km 2 . History of Tabuk City The population of Tabuk city is 623,665 people, constituting 70.4 percent of the province's population, according to the 2022 Saudi census. It boasts a dry desert climate. Its history dates back to five hundred years BC. It was known as...
Unaizah Governorate is a Category (A) governorate in al-Qassim Province in the center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the second-largest by population in the province. Unaizah Governorate has four administrative centers and is located about twenty-eight km from the city of Buraydah, the seat of the Emirate of al-Qassim Province. Geography of Unaizah Governorate Unaizah has a long history, as it is considered the oldest governorate in the Kingdom and the oldest city in al-Qassim. It is a hist...
Al-Rass is one of the governorates in al-Qassim Province, located in the center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the third-most populous governorate in the province, with a population of 121,359 according to the 2022 Saudi Census. It consists of six centers: Dukhna, al-Shanana, al-Ghaydaniyah, al-Mutayah, al-Khuraisheh, and al-Dahlah. Location of al-Rass Governorate Al-Rass Governorate is located south of al-Qassim Province and north of the Riyadh region. It is approximately ninety km sout...