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* the Emirate of the Riyadh Province,
* the Emirate of the Makkah Province,
* the Emirate of the Eastern Province,
* the Emirate of the Madinah Province,
* the Emirate of the Al Baha Province,
* the Emirate of the Al Jawf Province,
* the Emirate of the Northern Borders Province,
* the Emirate of the Qassim Province,
* the Emirate of the Ha'il Province,
* the Emirate of the Tabuk Province,
* the Emirate of the 'Aseer Province,
* the Emirate of the Jizan Province, and,
* the Emirate of the Najran Province
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. 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 ...
, officially the Organization of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as provided by the Regions' System, issued on 27 Sha'baan 1412 AH (civil calendar
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: 28 February 1992) by Royal Order A/92, amended by Royal Order No. A/21 on 30 Rabi' al-Awal 1414 AH, divided the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into 13 emirates (provinces/regions); the 13 provinces further divided into 118 governorates, classified category (A) or category (B); the 118 governorates divided into a number of centers, category (A) and category (B), taking into consideration the housing, geographical, security, transport, environment and historic conditions of each region.
Provinces
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates ( ) or regions/provinces (), each governed by a governor or ''emir
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'' (), known as the Provincial Governor, to differentiate them from the governors of governorates. These are:
* the Emirate of the Riyadh Province,
* the Emirate of the Makkah Province,
* the Emirate of the Eastern Province,
* the Emirate of the Madinah Province,
* the Emirate of the Al Baha Province,
* the Emirate of the Al Jawf Province,
* the Emirate of the Northern Borders Province,
* the Emirate of the Qassim Province,
* the Emirate of the Ha'il Province,
* the Emirate of the Tabuk Province,
* the Emirate of the 'Aseer Province,
* the Emirate of the Jizan Province, and,
* the Emirate of the Najran Province
Governorates
The 13 emirates are further divided into 118 governorates ( ), each governed by a Governor (). Of these, 13 are capital governorates ( ) governed by a Mayor ().See also
*Provinces of Saudi Arabia
The Provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as Regions, and officially the Emirates of the Provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
History
After the unification ...
, the historical four provinces
* List of governorates of Saudi Arabia
The Governorates of Saudi Arabia, officially the Governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ( ar, محافظات المملكة العربية السعودية) are the 136 governorates (second-level administrative division) that form the 13 ...
* ISO 3166-2:SA, the ISO 3166-2 codes for the regions
References
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. 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 ...
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