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Al-Hasa
Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa may refer to: * Al-Ahsa Governorate, a governorate in Saudi Arabia * Al-Ahsa Oasis, an oasis region in eastern Saudi Arabia * Hofuf, also known as Al-Ahsa, an urban center in the Al-Ahsa Oasis * Al-Ahsa International Airport, Hofuf * Wadi al-Hasa Wadi al-Hasa ( ar, وادي الحسا), known from the Hebrew Bible as the valley and brook of Zered ( he, זרד), is a wadi in western Jordan. It is located between the Karak and Tafilah governorates. Geography The wadi is very big and lon ..., a wadi in Jordan * Al-Ahsa Eyalet, a subdivision of the Ottoman Empire, now part of Kuwait and Qatar See also * * Ahsa (other) * Hasa (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ahsa Governorate
Al Ahsa ( ar, ٱلْأَحْسَاء, Al-Aḥsāʾ, locally pronounced ''al-Ḥasāʾ'' ( ar, الحَسا, links=https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1_(%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9))) is the largest governorate in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, named after the Al-Ahsa Oasis. The name Al-Ahsa is also given to the biggest city in the governorate, Hofuf. In Classical Arabic, 'Ahsa' means the sound of water underground. It has one of the largest oases in the world with world-renowned date palmsObaid, Ruba and Hassan, Rashid"Dates with destiny as Al-Ahsa joins list of world treasures."'' Arab News'', 6 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020. and, according to one author, the oases of Al-Hasa and Al Ain (in the UAE, on the border with Oman) are the most important in the Arabian Peninsula. The oasis is located about inland from the Persian Gulf. All urban areas are located in the traditional oasis of Al-Hasa. In addition to the oasis, the county als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ahsa Oasis
''Al-Aḥsāʾ'' ( ar, الْأَحْسَاء, ''al-ʾAhsā''), also known as al-Ḥasāʾ () or Hajar (), is a traditional oasis historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia whose name is used by the Al-Ahsa Governorate, which makes up much of that country's Eastern Province. The oasis is located about inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf. Al-Ahsa Oasis composed four main cities and 22 villages. Two of these four main cities are Al-Mubarraz and Al-Hofuf, which are two of the 15 largest cities in Saudi Arabia. With an area of around , Al-Ahsa Oasis is the largest oasis in the world. A large part of the Oasis is the Empty Quarter, also referred to as Rub' al Khali in Arabic. The Empty quarter covers almost three quarters of the land in the oasis whereas the residential areas constitute to 18% of the area of the oasis. There are more than 2.5 million palm trees including date palms in the oasis, which is fed from a huge underground aquifer and irrigated by the flow of mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ahsa Eyalet
, common_name = Lahsa Eyalet , subdivision = Eyalet , nation = the Ottoman Empire , year_start = 1560 , year_end = 1670 , date_start = , date_end = , event_start = , event_end = , p1 = Portuguese Empire , flag_p1 = Brasão de armas do reino de Portugal (1485).svg , s1 = Bani Khalid Emirate , flag_s1 = شعار دولة بني خالد.jpg , image_flag = File:Fictitious Ottoman flag 3.svg , flag_type = , image_coat = , image_map = Lahsa Eyalet Map 1560-1670.jpg , image_map_caption = The Lahsa Eyalet in 16th century , capital = , today = KuwaitQatarSaudi Arabia , stat_year1 = , stat_area1 = , stat_pop1 = , stat_year2 = , stat_area2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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