Jizan Region

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Coordinates: 17°30′N 42°30′E / 17.500°N 42.500°E / 17.500; 42.500

Jazan Region
Region
جازان
Map of Saudi Arabia with Jazan highlighted
Capital Jizan
Boroughs 14
Government
 • Governor Prince Muhammad bin Nasr
Area
 • Total 11,671 km2 (4,506 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,365,110
 • Density 116.97/km2 (303.0/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 09

Jazan Region (Arabic: جازان‎ Jāzān) is the smallest region of Saudi Arabia. It stretches some 300 km along the southern Red Sea coast, just north of Yemen. It covers an area of 11,671 km² and a population of 1,365,110 at the 2010 census (preliminary result). The capital is the city of Jizan; Muhammad bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz is the current Governor.

The province includes over 100 islands in the Red Sea. The Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia's first conservation protected area, are home to the endangered Arabian gazelle and, in winter, migratory birds from Europe.

Geography

The region divides into three parts.

  • The Al-Sarawat mountains inland are a continuation of the mountains of Ethiopia, and rise to about 3,000 metres[citation needed].
  • The Alhazoun forest district consists of forest broken by some areas of rich pasture[citation needed].
  • The plains are noted for the production of coffee beans, cereal grain crops (barley, millet and wheat) and fruit (apples, bananas, grapes, mangoes, papayas, plums and citrus varieties)[citation needed].

Though the climate on the highlands is similar to the relatively wetter climate of 'Asir, the coastal regions of Jazan province are part of Tihamah, probably the hottest place in the world, with mean maximum temperatures ranging from 40°C (104°F) in July to 31°C (88°F) in January. High humidity from coastal lagoons makes the climate even less bearable than it would be otherwise. Rainfall is extremely low at less than 75 millimetres (3 inches) per year. Sabya is located in the center between the mountain and the beach.

Sub-divisions

The region is sub-divided into 14 governorates as follows:

Jazan's Governorates
Name Native name Census
15 September 2004		 Census (Preliminary)
28 April 2010
Abu Arishأبو عريش123,943197,112
Alddairالدائر 49,23959,494
Alddarbالدرب 52,06269,134
Ahad Almasarihahأحد المسارحة 70,038110,710
Alaridahالعارضة 62,84176,705
Alaydabiالعيدابي 52,51560,799
Alharthالحرث 47,07318,586
Alraythالريث 13,40618,961
Baishبيش 58,26977,442
Damadضمد 62,36671,601
Farasanفرسان 13,96217,999
Jazanجازان 255,340157,536
Sabyaصبياء 198,086228,375
Samtahصامطة 128,447201,656
Total Provinceجازان 1,187,5871,365,110

Arrayth is one of the most beautiful mountains in the south of Saudi Arabia. Farasan is a group of islands.

Ethnography

For centuries, a majority of the inhabitants have been sunni Muslims[citation needed].

Arabic language is native to over 90% of the inhabitants[citation needed].

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jizan Province.

Further reading

  • S.I. Bruk, Narody Peredney Azii (1960);
  • S.I. Bruk, and V. S. Apenchenko, Atlas Narodov Mira (Moscow: Academy of Science, 1964)
  • A. Gabriel, Religionsgeographie von Persien (Vienna, 1971).
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