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The Northern Borders Province 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 west. The governorate of Arar is the province...

Aseer Province 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 also overlooks the Red Sea...

Makkah al-Mukarramah Province 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 foundation of the Kingdom, the province was sub...

Riyadh Province 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, from the north by al-Qassim Pro...

Jazan Province , one of the thirteen administrative regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is located in the southwestern part of the Kingdom. The Red Sea delineates its western border. The province represents the Kingdom'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 the Kingdom's coastline on the Gulf of Aq...

The Eastern Province, or simply al-Sharqiya as used locally, is the largest of the thirteen administrative provinces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It contains eleven crude oil fields, which make up 68 percent of the Kingdom's exports. It is named the Eastern Province given its location within the Kingdom. 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 regio...

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...

Haql Governorate is part of Tabuk Province that lies northwest of the ‎Kingdom. According to the latest official statistics, it is one of the three least populated governorates in the province. Only 3.1 percent of the province's population, estimated at 27,712, live in the governorate, according to the latest population census Location of Haql Governorate Haql Governorate is located in the far northwest of the Kingdom on the Saudi-Jordanian border, 250 km from the seat of the emirate, Ta...

Baljurashi Governorate is one of the governorates of al-Bahah Province southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is administratively classified as a Category A governorate, and is the second city in the province by population. History of Baljurashi Governorate The name Baljurashi derives from the Baljurashi tribe that inhabits the governorate, one of Ghamid tribes. Baljurashi is an important governorate in al-Bahah Province, as it was formerly the headquarters for government departments in t...

Al-Mandaq Governorate is one of the governorates of al-Baha Province in the southwestern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is situated on the heights of the Sarawat Mountains overlooking Tihama. It encompasses eighty-two villages and is inhabited by approximately 20,010 people. Location of al-Mandaq Governorate Al-Mandaq Governorate is located forty km away from the city of al-Baha, settled to its northwest, spanning an area of five hundred km². It stands at an elevation of approximately...