Jizan Region

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

Jizan
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 second smallest (smallest region is Al Bahah) 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 region includes over 100 islands in the Red Sea. Jizan is the poorest area in Saudi Arabia. 34% of Saudi families in Jizan live in poverty.^[1] 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, which rise to about 3,000 metres.
• The Alhazoun forest district consists of forest broken by some areas of rich pasture.
• 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).

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 country, 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:

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.

Arabic language is native to over 90% of the inhabitants.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jizan Province.

• http://www.Jazan.gov.sa/
• http://www.krwetatnt.net/vb/
• http://ksa-mov.ahlamontada.com
• A travel through the province of Jizan, Splendid Arabia: A travel site with photos and routes

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).

	Makkah Region	Asir Region
	Red Sea
	Jazan Region

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