Makkah Province
The Makkah Province or Mecca Province (Arabic: مكة المكرمة Makka al Mukarrama) is the most populous province of Saudi Arabia. It is located in the western Saudi Arabia and has an extended coastline. It has an area of 164,000 km² and a population of 5,797,971 (2004 census). Its capital is the sacred city of Mecca (also transliterated as Makkah) and its largest city is Jeddah, which is also Saudi Arabia's main port city.
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Governorates
The province is divided into 12 governorates (with 2004 Census populations):
- Al-Jmumum (76,026)
- Al-Kamil (18,468)
- Al-Khurmah (38,600)
- Al-Lith (109,953)
- Al Qunfidhah (240,944)
- Ta'if (883,538)
- Jeddah (2,821,371)
- Khulays (49,919)
- Makkah Al-Mukarramah (1,402,944)
- Rabigh (68,538)
- Ranyah (44,229)
- Turubah (42,654)
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