Asir Province
Asir, officially the Aseer Province, is a province of Saudi Arabia in southern Arabia. It has an area of , and an estimated population of 2,024,285 (in 2022). Abha is its seat and second-largest city, after Khamis Mushait. Asir is bounded by the Mecca Province to the north and west, Al-Baha Province to the northwest, Riyadh Province to the northeast, Najran Province to the southeast, and Jazan Province and the Saada Governorate of Yemen to the south.
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Asir is a province located in southern Saudi Arabia with a population of approximately 2 million people, centered around the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha. It matters as a significant regional administrative division in Saudi Arabia, bordered by several other provinces and Yemen to its south.
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Key facts
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- عَسِيْرٌ
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- Asir Province منطقة عسير
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- Province
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- Asir in Saudi Arabia.svg
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- Map of Saudi Arabia with Asir highlighted
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- South Arabia
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient history
- Modern history
- Economy
- Modern development projects
- Education
- Geography
- Population
- Governorates
- Transportation
- Road Network
- Air Transport
- Public Transport
- Future Projects
- List of governors
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Asir, officially the Aseer Province, is a province of Saudi Arabia in southern Arabia. It has an area of , and an estimated population of 2,024,285 (in 2022). Abha is its seat and second-largest city, after Khamis Mushait. Asir is bounded by the Mecca Province to the north and west, Al-Baha Province to the northwest, Riyadh Province to the northeast, Najran Province to the southeast, and Jazan Province and the Saada Governorate of Yemen to the south.
== Etymology == The origin of the name "Asir" remains a subject of debate among historians. One theory, proposed by Al-Masudi in his work The Meadows of Gold, suggests that the region was originally known as the Land of Azd.