Najran Province

Najran (Arabic: نجرانNaǧrān) is a province o Saudi Arabie, locatit in the sooth o the kintra alang the border wi Yemen. It haes an aurie o 119,000 km². Its caipital is Najran. Najran is inhabitit bi the pouerful Yam tribe, who hae livit in the region for hunders o years. The Govrenor o the Najran Province haes been Mishaal bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz syne 2009. The umwhile Govrenor wis Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdul Aziz but he wis "relievit" in 2008.[1]

Najran
نجران
Map o Saudi Arabie wi Najran heichlichtit
Map o Saudi Arabie wi Najran heichlichtit
CaipitalNajran
Govrenment
 • GovrenorMishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud
Area
 • Total119000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total500,000
 • Density4.20/km2 (10.9/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2
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References eedit

Minosa, Tchekof. Najran: Desert Garden of Arabia. Paris: Scorpio Editer, n.d

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