Jazan Province
Also known as Jazan
province of Saudi Arabia
AI overview
Jazan Province is a region located in southwestern Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen. It matters as an important area for Saudi Arabia's geography and administration, and has strategic significance due to its location along the country's southern frontier.
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Key facts
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Region
- South Arabia
- Capital and administrative center
- Jizan
- Type
- Municipality
- Body
- Jazan Municipality
- Governor
- Mohammed bin Abdulaziz
- Deputy governor
- Nasser bin Mohammed .
- Total
- 11,671 km (4,506 sq mi)
- Density
- 120.38/km (311.79/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Jazani (Male), Jazania (Female)
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 ( SAST )
- Iso 3166 2
- SA–09
- Area code
Article
Jazan Province, also known as Jazan Region (Arabic: منطقة جازان, romanized: Minṭaqat Jāzān), is the second smallest province of Saudi Arabia after Al-Baha. It stretches approximately 300 km (190 mi) along the southern coast of the Red Sea, just north of the border with Yemen. Covering an area of 13,457 km, it had a population of 1,404,997 according to the 2022 census. The Province has the highest population density in the Kingdom.
The province includes over 200 islands in the Red Sea. One of the major developments in the province is the Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries, a large-scale project intended to contribute to the province’s economic development. The Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia's first conservation protected area, are home to migratory birds from Europe during the winter.