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Jizan جيزان
Capital  • Coordinates	Jizan  • ?° N ?° E
Population (2004)  • Density	1,186,139  • ?/km²
Area	11,671 km²
Time zone	UTC+3
Main language(s)	Arabic

Jizan (Arabic: جيزان) is a province of Saudi Arabia. It stretches some 300km along the southern Red Sea coast, just north of Yemen. It covers an area of 11,671 km² and a population of 1,186,139 (2004 census). The capital is the city of Jizan. The province includes over 100 islands in the Red Sea. The Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia's first protected area, are home to the endangered Arabian gazelle and, in winter, migratory birds from Europe. Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Jizan Province ... Subnational entity is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Jizan, Saudi Arabia Jizan or Jazan (Arabic: جيزان) is the capital of the Jizan Province in the far south-west of Saudi Arabia. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah). ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jizan, Saudi Arabia Jizan or Jazan (Arabic: جيزان) is the capital of the Jizan Province in the far south-west of Saudi Arabia. ... Farasan Islands (Arabic: جزر فرسان; transliterated: Juzur Farasan) is a large coral island group in the Red Sea, belonging to Saudi Arabia. ...

Geographically, the province divides into three.

• The Al-Sarawat mountains inland are a continuation of the mountains of Ethiopia and the Rift Valley, and rise to about 3,000 metres.
• The Alhazoun forest district consists of forest broken by some areas of rich pasture.
• The plains are noted for the production of coffee beans, grain crops (barley, millet and wheat) and fruit (apples, bananas, grapes, mangoes, papayas, plums and citrus varieties).

Though the climate on the highlands is similar to the relatively wetter climate of 'Asir, the coastal regions of Jizan province are part of Tihamah, probably the hottest place in the world, with mean maximum temperatures ranging from 40°C (104°F) in July to 31°C (88°F) in January. High humidity from coastal lagoons makes the climate even less bearable than it would be otherwise. Rainfall is extremely low at less than 75 millimetres (3 inches) per year. The Sarawat Mountains or the Sarat (Arabic: ) is a mountain range running parallel to the western coast of the Arabian Peninsula and is among the Peninsulas most prominent geographical features. ... African Rift Valley. ... Tihamah or Tihama (Arabic: []) is a narrow coastal region of Arabia on the Red Sea. ... This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ... Late-summer rainstorm in Denmark In meteorology, precipitation (also known as hydrometeor) is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that is deposited on the earths surface. ...

some photos can be found here [1]photographed by Jubran Zakri

See also

• Jizan

Provinces of Saudi Arabia
Al Bahah | Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah | Al Jawf | Al Madinah | Al Qasim | Ar Riyad | Ash Sharqiyah | 'Asir | Ha'il | Jizan | Makkah | Najran | Tabuk

http://www.Jizan.com Jizan, Saudi Arabia Jizan or Jazan (Arabic: جيزان) is the capital of the Jizan Province in the far south-west of Saudi Arabia. ... Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... Al Bahah /ælˈbæːħa/ (Arabic: الباحة) is a province of Saudi Arabia. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Saudi Arabia ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Saudi Arabia ... This article is about the Saudi city of Medina. ... Al Qasim prince: HRH Faisal Bin Bandar ALSaud (Arabic: الأمير فيصل بن بندر آل سعود) Al Qasim IPA: (Arabic: القصيم) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the centre of the country. ... Ar Riyad is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the centre of the country. ... Image:Saudi Arabia - Al Sharqiyah (pronounced Ash Sharqiyah)province locator. ... Asir(persian language)is a district in south of i. ... Hail is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country. ... Categories: Middle East geography stubs | Provinces of Saudi Arabia ... Najran (Arabic: نجران) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the south of the country along the border with Yemen. ... Tabuk (also spelled Tabouk) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located along the north-west coast of the country, facing Egypt across the Red Sea. ...