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Al-Namas
Al-Namas () is a governorate in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia about north of Abha. Climate Al-Namas is slightly wetter than Abha, with about higher average monthly rainfall from February to April and about lower monthly rainfall during September and October. Education The Al-Namas Branch of Bisha University includes a Community College, a College of Arts & Sciences for male students and another for girls, and a College of Health Sciences for Girls. Al-Namas also has a technical college which offers vocational training for boys. Politics After student protests over conditions at the Abha campus of King Khalid University on 6 and 7 March 2012 and a follow-up sit-in on 10 March calling for the head of the university to resign, protests also occurred in the al-Namas campus of the university. References {{reflist, 30em, refs= {{cite web, title=World / Saudi Arabia / Asir / an-Nimas , publisher= Wikimapia , date=2012-03-12 , url=http://wikimapia.org/country/Saudi_Arabia/Asir/an-Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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). Asir is bounded by the Mecca Province to the north and west, al-Bahah Province to the northwest, Riyadh Province to the northeast, Najran Province to the southeast, Jazan Province and the Saada Governorate of Yemen to the south. Abha is the provincial capital, and other towns include Khamis Mushait, Bisha and Bareq. The province governor is Turki bin Talal, He replaced his cousin, Faisal bin Khalid, after being appointed on 27 December 2018. 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". Another popular hypothesis suggests that the name "Asir" derives from the Arabic term ''ʿUsrah'' (). This theory comes from the fact that the region's ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abha
Abha (, ') is the capital of Asir, Asir Province in Saudi Arabia. It is situated above sea level in the fertile Asir Mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia, near Asir National Park. Abha's mild climate makes it a popular tourist destination for Saudis. Saudis also call the city the Bride of Mountain due to its position above the sea. History Abha was the capital city for the Prince of Asir Ibn Ayde under the authority of the Ottoman Empire until World War I. In 1918, the Prince of Asir, Yahya bin Hasun Al Ayde, grandson of Ibn Ayed, returned to his family throne conquered in Abha with complete independence. In 1920, Asir was conquered by the Ikhwan tribesmen of Nejd loyal to Ibn Saud during the Unification of Saudi Arabia. Abha has many historic places such as forts and other locations, thanks to the region's cultural heritage. Bani Shehr, Bani Amr, Bal-Ahmar, Bal-Asmar, Bal-Qarn, Shumran and some others all belong to "Al-Azd" and some extended families Qahtan, Shahran which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Saudi Arabia
The provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as regions (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. History After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into four provinces: the 'Asir Province, Al-Hasa Province, Ottoman Empire, Al Hasa' Province, the Hejaz Province, Ottoman Empire, Hejaz Province and the Najd, Najd Province. King of Saudi Arabia, King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued Royal Order A/92 on March 2, 1992, known as Law of the Provinces, which provided for the division of the kingdom into 13 provinces. Subsequently, the five previous provinces were divided into thirteen regions, called provinces (''manātiq''), each governed by administrative bodies called the emirates of the provinces (''imārāt al-manātiq''). The provinces form the first-level administrative division of the Subdivisions of Saudi Arabia, Organization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and are further divided into 136 List of govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Authority For Statistics (Saudi Arabia)
The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT; ) is a government agency in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ... responsible for the implementation of statistical works including the conducting of national surveys. History The statistical works in Saudi Arabia started early by establishing the Central Department of Statistics and Information in 1960 to be responsible for national statistics and information. In 2015, the Central Department of Statistics and Information was transformed into a public authority called the General Authority for Statistics. Structure and responsibilities The authority is governed by a board of directors that is headed by the Minister of Economy and Planning and formed by 15 relevant government entities and private sector ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 12th-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of Geography of Saudi Arabia, its terrain consists of Arabian Desert, arid desert, lowland, steppe, and List of mountains in Saudi Arabia, mountains. The capital and List of cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sit-in
A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change. The protestors gather conspicuously in a space or building, refusing to move unless their demands are met. The often clearly visible demonstrations are intended to spread awareness among the public, or disrupt the goings-on of the protested organization. Lunch counter sit-ins were a nonviolent form of protest used to oppose segregation during the civil rights movement, and often provoked heckling and violence from those opposed to their message. Examples United States Civil rights movement The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) conducted sit-ins as early as the 1940s. Ernest Calloway refers to Bernice Fisher as "Godmother of the restaurant 'sit-in' technique." In August 1939, African-American attorney Samuel Wilbert Tucker organized the Alexandria Library sit-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annals Of Saudi Medicine
The ''Annals of Saudi Medicine'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). It was established in 1981 as the ''King Faisal Specialist Hospital Medical Journal'' and obtained its current name in 1985. Publication frequency increased from quarterly to bimonthly in 1988. The editor-in-chief is Nasser Al-Sanea (King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre). Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal had a 2021 impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field. The Impact Factor of a journa ... of 1.707 and a 5-year impact factor of 2.057. The journal has been in the Thomson-Reuters database since 1997. In May 2019, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medknow Publications
Medknow Publications also known as Wolters Kluwer Medknow or simply Medknow, is a publisher of academic journals on behalf of learned societies and associations. Previously an independent Indian publisher, Medknow is now part of within Wolters Kluwer's Health Division, and is part of Wolters Kluwer India. Medknow is not a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association. Some, but not all of its journals are listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. The publisher briefly appeared on Beall's list in 2011, but was taken down, being described as " publisher for many well-respected Indian professional societies and is disseminating abundant, high-quality research." History Medknow Publications was founded in 1997 in Mumbai, India by Devkumar Sahu. Sahu opted for the open access model of publishing services. In 2006, Medknow had 33 scientific technical and medical journals in its portfolio, at the time, one of the largest open access publishers of medical conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Faisal Specialist Hospital And Research Centre
The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre () (KFSHRC) is a non-profit tertiary healthcare institution headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Overview As a tertiary referral hospital, it offers primary and specialized inpatient and outpatient medical care and participates in clinical and research studies. The hospital is known for providing treatments in oncology, organ transplantation, cardiovascular medicine, and genomics. In 2024, it was ranked 20th globally and 1st in the Middle East by Brand Finance. History KFSHRC was established in 1970 by King Faisal on land he donated for the hospital. The hospital was officially inaugurated in 1975 by King Khalid. KFSHRC began operations, initially with a capacity of 17 beds. The hospital established its Organ Transplant Program in 1981 when the first kidney transplant was performed at the institute. In 1984, KFSHRC performed its first HSCT and was the first HSCT center in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Khalid University
King Khalid University is a public university in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1998, the university came to being through the merger of the satellite campuses of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and King Saud University into one entity. It is named after Khalid of Saudi Arabia, King Khalid bin Abdulalziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 1975 until 1982. History King Khalid University was established in 1998 under Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's order to merge Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and King Saud University in the southern region. The university operates under the Ministry of Education. The university is located in Asir, Saudi Arabia. The university commenced operations with four colleges: * College of Sharia and Fundamentals of Religion; * College of Arabic Language; * College of Social and Administrative Sciences; * College of Education. , there are 29 colleges encompassing many disciplines such as eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
