بیشه (شهر)
Sign in to saveBisha (, '), also known as Qal`at Bishah (, '), is a town in the south-western Saudi Arabian province, Asir. Bisha was its own province before merging with its neighboring province, Asir. Bisha has a population of 202,096 according to the 2022 Census in the governorate, with nearly 240 villages and 58 larger settlements that are spread out on both sides of the Bisha Valley (the longest valley in the Arabian Peninsula). The city is located to the south of the Arabian Peninsula, which is almost entirely under the administration of the kingdom. It stands at an altitude of approximately 610 meters
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Place details
- Locality
- محافظة بيشة
- Region
- منطقة عسير
- Country
- السعودية
- Population
- 81,828
- Timezone
- Asia/Riyadh
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bisha
- Settlement.native_name
- بيشة
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 513 Cameron old fortress - USACE-p15141coll5-15779.jpeg
- Settlement.image_caption
- 1968 view of the city
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Governorate
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Saudi Arabia
- Settlement.pushpin_image
- Asir in Saudi Arabia.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Asir
- Settlement.population_urban
- 115,537
- Settlement.population_metro
- 202,096
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
via Wikipedia infobox
On the map
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