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Buraidah
Buraydah or Buraidah (Arabic: بريدة) is the capital and largest city of Al-Qassim Province in north-central Saudi Arabia. Renowned as the agricultural capital of Saudi Arabia and often referred to as the food basket of the Kingdom, the city has a diverse agricultural output. It is especially famous for its date production, hosting one of the largest date markets in the world. In addition to dates, Buraydah produces a variety of Fruit, fruits and vegetables, including Fig, figs, Strawberry, strawberries, Grape seed oil, grapes, and Pomegranate, pomegranates. The city is experiencing rapid economic growth, driven by infrastructure development, urban expansion, and increased investment in agriculture and logistics. Between 2018 and 2024, the number of commercial registrations in the Al-Qassim region surged by 14.5%, reaching 77,900 by August 2024, reflecting a vibrant increase in economic activity. In 2021, Buraydah was recognized by UNESCO as a Creative City in Gastronomy, ...
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Al-Qassim Province
The Qassim Province ( ' , Najdi Arabic: ), also known as the Qassim Region, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. Located at the heart of the country near the geographic center of the Arabian Peninsula, it has a population of 1,336,179 and an area of 58,046 km2. It is considered one of the "bread baskets" of the country for its agricultural tradition and assets. Al-Qassim has the lowest share of population living below local poverty line in Saudi Arabia. It is the seventh most populated region in the country after Jizan and the fifth most densely populated. It has more than 400 cities, towns, villages, and Bedouin settlements, ten of which are recognized as governorates. Its capital city is Buraydah, which is inhabited by approximately 50% of the region's total population. The governor of the province from 1992 to 29 January 2015 was Prince Faisal bin Bandar, succeeded by Prince Faisal bin Mishaal. Etymology Al Qassim also "Al Gassim" "Gassim" derived from the wor ...
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Buraidah College Of Technology
The Buraidah College of Technology was established in 1407H/1987 as the first college of technology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its first objectives and priorities were to prepare qualified technical cadres for work in technical industries. During the first six years of implementation of the diploma program, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation TVTC was in need for technical trainers to work in its technical institutes. Therefore, the corporation adopted the idea of applying bachelor program to rehabilitate the distinguished graduates of the diploma program in technical colleges to work in the field of training in industrial secondary institutes and technical colleges. See also * Technical and Vocational Training Corporation * List of technical colleges in Saudi Arabia This is a list of Technical College, technical colleges in Saudi Arabia that are governed by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC). Technical colleges * Ahsa Techn ...
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Qassim University
Qassim University is a major public university in Saudi Arabia. The main campus of Qassim University covers about eight square kilometers in the heart of the region. Qassim University has over 38 Colleges, offering over 30 PhD, 70 master's, 120 Bachelor's and diploma degrees. Qassim University has over 50,000 students. 6000 Faculty and staff members. During 2016/2017 academic year, 7019 male and 9692 female students were newly enrolled at Qassim University. Qassim University is among the top 7 Saudi universities. In 2015, QS ranked Qassim University as 46 among Arab Region Rankings. Colleges at Qassim University include Sharia College; the College of Arabic Language and Social Sciences; the College of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; a College of Economics; a College of Science; a College of Medicine; a College of Engineering; a College of Computer; a College of Applied Medical Sciences; a College of Dentistry and a College of Pharmacy. There is also a Science College in ...
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Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz International Airport
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport () , formerly Qassim International Airport, is an international airport serving Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. Located in Buraidah and named after the former Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, it primarily serves the northern provinces of the kingdom. International routes are limited to 9 countries: the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Azerbaijan (seasonal), Bosnia and Herzegovina (seasonal), Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Turkey. Established in 1964, the airport is owned and operated by the Matarat Holding Company. It was renamed Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport by royal decree by King Abdullah on 5 July 2012 in memory of former Crown Prince Naif who died in June 2012. Prince Sultan, then crown prince and minister of defense and aviation, launched an expansion project of the royal terminal at the airport in 2003. GACA has spent more than SR300 million on expansion projects since 1964, and the airport continues to undergo ...
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Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an offshoot of the 18th century Walled town of Riyadh, walled town following the dismantling of its Riyadh city fortifications, defensive fortifications. It is the List of Arabian cities by population, largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the An Nafud, an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of above sea level, and receives around 5 million Tourism in Saudi Arabia, tourists each year, making it the List of cities by international visitors, forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the List of cities in Saudi Arabia, most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, ...
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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 ...
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College Of Food And Environment Technology In Buraydah
College of Food and Environment Technology in Buraydah () was founded in 1977 in Buraydah in Saudi Arabia. It was converted from the Technical Institute to Buraydah College Of Agricultural Technology in 2000, and last renamed in 2008 to College of Food and Environment Technology in Buraydah. CFET offers Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in several areas of study, including Food Science and Technology, Nutrition, Environmental Science, Agricultural Engineering, and Horticulture. The college conducts research on various topics related to food, nutrition, and the environment. See also * List of technical colleges in Saudi Arabia * List of universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia This is the list of universities, colleges and institutes in Saudi Arabia. By province See also * List of technical colleges in Saudi Arabia References Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia https://www.moe.gov.sa/en/HigherEducation/government ... External linkswww.tvtc.gov.sa {{authority ...
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Saudi Railway Company
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR; ), formerly the Saudi Railway Company, is the national railway company of Saudi Arabia. It is de facto a state-owned enterprise, as it is owned by the Public Investment Fund, PIF. Saudi Railways Organization was a major railway operator in Saudi Arabia, until it merged into Saudi Arabia Railways on April 1, 2021. History Saudi Arabia Railways, formerly the Saudi Railway Company, was established in 2006 to build, operate, and manage the North–South line (Saudi Arabia), north-south railway project. Approval to merge the Saudi Railways Organization and Saudi Railway Company was announced in February 2021. The merger took place on April 1, 2021, and the combined company is now called Saudi Arabia Railways. Lines ;West Line (Haramain High Speed Railway) * Medina - King Abdullah Economic City - Jeddah - Mecca ;North–South line (Saudi_Arabia), North Train (Riyadh–Qurayyat line) * Riyadh - Majmaah - Ḥaʼil - Al-Qassim Province, Qassim (Buraidah) - ...
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Al-Ghad International Health Sciences Colleges
Al-Ghad International Health Sciences Colleges (AIHSC, Arabic: كليات الغد الدولية للعلوم الصحية) are private Colleges headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, founded in 2009 by his excellency Sheikh Ibrahim bin Musa Al-zwaid, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the colleges, Al-Ghad Colleges are one of the first colleges in the kingdom providing education in Applied Health professions. The Colleges were created to meet the shortage of skilled health sciences workers in Saudi Arabia. The student body of AIHSC today consists of about 7,000 students of both sexes. The colleges entails eight campuses spread around Saudi Arabia, with 770 faculty members. Al-Ghad Current undergraduate programs • Preparatory Year Program • Emergency Medical Specialists • Medical Imaging Technology • Health Services Administration • Nursing • Clinical Laboratory Science Al-Ghad Near future undergraduate programs • Dentistry Accreditation Progr ...
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Manamah
Manama ( ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and List of cities in Bahrain, largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 297,502 as of 2012. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a diverse population. After periods of Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and Persian control and a short invasion from the ruling dynasty of House of Saud, Saudi Arabia, followed by a longer invasion by Oman, Bahrain established itself as an sovereign state, independent nation in 1971 following a period of British hegemony. Manama has a history that spans over several centuries. First mentioned in Islamic texts as early as the 14th century, Manama remained a small trading port until it came under Portuguese Empire, Portuguese control in the early 1500s. In 1602, the Safavid dynasty, Safavid Persians expelled the Portuguese, and Manama became a regional center for commerce and Pearl#Pearl_farming, pearling. By the late 19th century, it ...
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