Asir Province

Also known as 'Asir Region, Aseer, Aseer Province, Asir

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

Settlement.native_name: عَسِيْرٌ
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.name: Asir
Settlement.official_name: Asir Province منطقة عسير
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.image_seal: Aseer Municipality Logo.png
Settlement.image_map: Asir in Saudi Arabia.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Saudi Arabia with Asir highlighted
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Arabia
Settlement.seat_type: Seat
Settlement.seat1_type: Largest city
Settlement.seat1: Khamis Mushait
Settlement.seat: Abha
Settlement.parts_type: Governorates
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: 17

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: region
Country: Saudi Arabia
Located in: Saudi Arabia
Capital: Abha
Population: 322545
Area: 81000
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Shares border with: Saada Governorate
Households: 334057

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Commons category: Asir Province
topic's main category: Category:'Asir Province
category of associated people: Category:People from 'Asir Province
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections

Contents

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

== 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.

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