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Bahrah Governorate is a governorate in Makkah al-Mukarramah Province, west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the sixth largest population in Makkah al-Mukarramah Province with 94,603 people living in an area of 4,756.21 km 2 . Four centers are administratively affiliated with Bahrah Governorate. They are Umm al-Rakah, Shoaiba, Difaq, and al-Baydaa. Its most prominent landmarks are al-Baydaa Center, several factories, Shoaiba Desalination Plant. It also has a water treatment plant with a capac...

Yanbu Governorate ( Muḥāfaẓat Yanbuʻ )   is one of the governorates of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located on the coast of the Red Sea, approximately two hundred km west of the administrative capital of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, and 1,047 km from the capital, Riyadh. The governorate's urban area comprises three cities that reflect its main characteristics, which are Yanbu al-Bahr, Yanbu al-Nakhl, and Yanbu Industrial City. Location of Yanb...

Mahd adh-Dhahab Governorate , also known as al-Mahd Governorate, is a governorate of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province, west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a Category (B) governorate. It extends along an overall area of 24,685 km 2 . It comprises eighteen administrative centers, including seven Category (A) centers and eleven Category (B) centers. Importance of Mahd adh-Dhahab Governorate Mahd adh-Dhahab Governorate has many precious metals, especially gold, after which the governorate w...

Huraymila Governorate is a Category (B) governorate of Riyadh Province, located in the center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It has eight administrative centers. It has the third smallest population in the regionafter al-Hariq and al-Ghat governorates. According to the 2022 Saudi Census, only 0.25% of Riyadh province's population, estimated at 21,758 persons, inhabit Huraymila. Location of Huraymila Governorate Huraymila Governorate is located north of Riyadh Province, 89.4 km northwest ...

Khaybar Governorate is a governorate in Madinah al-Munawarah Province, western Saudi Arabia, and one of the famous sites in the biography of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). It witnessed the Battle of Khaybar in the seventh year after the Hijrah. Khaybar Governorate is one of the ancient governorates in Madinah al-Munawarah Province, as it was founded in 1923. It was the first governorate from the northern side to join Saudi rule. The governorate is classified as Category (B) and consists of nine cent...

Ramah is a governorate in Riyadh Province, located in the center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. it is home to 0.4 percent of the province's population, estimated at 35,683 by the 2022 Saudi Census. Located 132 km northeast of the capital Riyadh, Ramah is bordered from the north and east by the Eastern Province; from the south and southwest by al-Kharj governorate and the capital Riyadh; and from the west by the governorates of al-Majma'ah, Thadiq, and Huraymila. Access to Ramah Gover...

Jubail Governorate ( Muḥāfaẓat al Jubayl )   is one of the Eastern Province governorates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It has been known since ancient times and has a great historical legacy. It comprises Jubail Balad (the Old Town of Jubail). It is the center of Jubail City and the residence of its native people. The governorate also consists of Jubail Industrial City, which was established in 1975, thus becoming the largest industrial city in the world on the coast of the Arabian Gulf...

Dhurma is a governorate in the Riyadh Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located between latitude 26° 43' 24' north and longitude 50° 03' 46' east and is sixty km west of Riyadh. It covers an area of 2,060 km 2 and is bordered by al-Washm to the west, Dirab and Tuwaiq to the east, and al-Muzahimah to the south. It extends for more than a hundred km distance between al-Hair and Marat. Services in Dhurma Governorate The region's Emirate has prioritized deliv...

Al-Qatif Governorate  ( Muḥāfaẓat al Qaṯīf ) is one of the governorates in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located seventeen km north of the city of Dammam, the seat of the emirate of the province. Al-Qatif Governorate covers an area of eight hundred km 2  and has a population of 552,442 people, according to the 2022 Saudi Census. This makes it the third-largest governorate in the Eastern Province in terms of population. The geographical features of the gove...

Al-Khobar  ( Muḥāfaẓat al Khubar ) is one of the twelve governorates of the Eastern Province . It is classified as category (A,) and is located in the east of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the coast of the Arabian Gulf. It is bordered to the north and northwest by the city of Dammam , the administrative capital of the province. The population census of Al-Khobar Governorate About 658.6 thousand people live in Al-Khobar Governorate, which is equivalent to 12.8 percent of the Eastern Provi...

Al-Khafji Governorate ( Muḥāfaẓat al Khafjī )   is one governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the six Eastern Province governorates with the lowest populations. According to the 2022 census, al-Khafji Governorate is home to approximately 84,316 residents. The origin of the name al-Khafji The name al-Khafji is derived from various associations related to the local environment. These include al-Khafsi and al-Khufaqi, and the two words signify a low...

Al-Ghat Governorate is a category (A) governorate of Riyadh Province, in the center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located northwest of the city of Riyadh. It covers an area of 5,500 km 2 , and its population is about 10,799 people, according to the 2022 Saudi Census. Naming of al-Ghat According to historical accounts, al-Ghat was given its name in reference to the Arabic term laght al-Sayl, which describes the sound and intensity of floods. Situated between high mountains, its valley ex...