Al Hawiyah is a town in
Makkah Province
Mecca Province (, ), officially Makkah Province, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. It is the third-largest province by area at and the most populous with a population of 8,557,766 as of 2017, of which 4,041,189 were foreign nationals a ...
, located from
Ta'if
Taif (, ) is a city and governorate in Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia. Located at an elevation of in the slopes of the Hijaz Mountains, which themselves are part of the Sarawat Mountains, Sarat Mountains, the city has a population of 563,282 pe ...
. It was a small suburb in the past. Currently it has expanded to include more than 15 residential neighborhoods, with an area of and is inhabited with many different classes of Saudi society. The population of Al Hawiya in 2010 was about 200,000 according to the last national census. Nowadays, Al Hawiyah is considered as an emerging vibrant area with many government facilities. And currently known as North of Ta'if city.
Al Hawiya is about from
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Accessed 12 May 2011.
Landmarks
* Palace of King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, whose buildings were annexed to
Ta'if University.
* Palace of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
* Palace of Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
* Palace of Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
*
King Fahad Air Base (KFAB).
* King Abdullah Air Defense College.
*
Ta'if University.
*
Ta'if Regional Airport.
* King Fahd Sport City.
* King Faisal Park
* King Khalid Equestrian Square.
* InterContinental Taif Hotel.
* New National Guard Hospital.
* National Guard Housing.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
The following is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia.
List of Metro Cities
There are 5 large cities or metropolitan area, metro cities in Saudi Arabia with the population over a million or more.
Alphabetical list of cities and towns
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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 Arabia.
History
After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into four provinces: the ' Asir P ...
References
Populated places in Mecca Province
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