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Marat (province)
Marat province is located on the northwestern side of the city of Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is administratively and educationally affiliated to the Riyadh Region. Location Marat governorate is located between latitude 40 and 25 degrees north and between longitudes 45 and 45 degrees east on the southern side of Al-Washm area in Al-Yamamah region, at an altitude of 600 meters above sea level, and it is approximately 175 km from the city of Riyadh (Qiddiya Road) and at a distance of It is approximately 167 km from (Dirab Road) km, and it is about 35 km away from the city of Shaqra, and it is on the old Hijaz Road. Climate A fertile area with a continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ..., the temperature decreases and the winter become ... [...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] |
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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of 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] |
Riyadh Region
The Riyadh Province ( '), is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the geographic center of the country and the center of the Arabian Peninsula. It has an area of and with a 2022 population of 8,591,748, it is the second-largest region by area, behind the Eastern Province and the largest by population. The capital governorate of the province is the Riyadh Governorate and it is named after the capital of the kingdom, Riyadh, which is the most populous city in the region and the kingdom, with a little less than two-thirds of the population of the region residing within the city. The province was governed for nearly five decades by Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz from 1963 to 2011 shortly before he became the Crown Prince in 2012. Currently, it is governed by Prince Faisal bin Bandar. Other populous cities in the region include Al Ghat, Dawadmi, Afif, Zulfi and Majma'ah. Approximately half of the region's area is desert, and it only borders other regions of the kingdom; it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Washm Region
Al-Washm Region ( ' , local Najdi Arabic pronunciation: , also spelled ''Washm'', or ''Al-Washim'', is a historical region of Najd in central Saudi Arabia. Etymology Washm means tattoo in Arabic. Researchers{{who, date=February 2022 suggested that Al-Washm has been named due to the scattered farms which looks similar to a tattoo. History The exact history of the Al-Washm Region is unknown. However, the Umayyad poet Ziyad bin Munfidh around the year 100 AH had passed over Shaqra and mentioned it in his poem. Location Al-Washm Region is located about 190 kilometers north-west of the capital Riyadh. Towns Al-Washm Region includes Marat, Al Faraah, Al Qasab, Shaqra, Tharmada Tharmada ( []) is a Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian town, located about 170 kilometers north of the capital Riyadh. Naming The town is named after the plant Altharmad (''Halexylon Salicornicum'') which abounds in the region. See also * List of citie ..., Ushaiger, and Uthaithiah. Najd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaqra (Saudi Arabia)
Shaqra ( []) is a town in central Saudi Arabia, The city is located about 190 kilometers north-west of the capital Riyadh. It is a small city which is now growing due to the newly opened Shaqra University. The city is peaceful and well designed and most of the daily necessities are available. Its astronomical location, as it is located at the intersection of latitude 15 and 25 north with longitude 15 and 45 east, so that it occupies an intermediate position between longitude and latitude in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which extends north to latitude 32 and south to latitude 16. ، File:Shaqra province hospital(old).jpg, Old Shaqra Hospital File:Shaqraa Alsubaii House for Haritage.jpg, Alsubaii Haritage House File:Shaqraa Old City Wall.jpg, Shaqraa Old City Wall See also * List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia * Regions of Saudi Arabia The provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as regions (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Climate
Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typically in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 or 60 degrees north), often within large landmasses, where prevailing winds blow overland bringing some precipitation, and temperatures are not moderated by oceans. Continental climates occur mostly in the Northern Hemisphere due to the large landmasses found there. Most of northeastern China, eastern and southeastern Europe, much of Russia south of the Arctic Circle, central and southeastern Canada, and the central and northeastern United States have this type of climate. Continentality is a measure of the degree to which a region experiences this type of climate. In continental climates, precipitation tends to be moderate in amount, concentrated mostly in the warmer months. Only a few areas—in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
