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Najran (Arabic: نجران) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the south of the country along the border with Yemen. It has an area of 119,000 km² and a population of 367,700 (1999). Its capital is Najran. Saudi Arabia annexed 'Asir, Najran, and Jizan from Yemen in 1934. Image File history File links Saudi_Arabia_-_Najran_province_locator. ... 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). ... Najran is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the south of the country along the border with Yemen. ... Categories: Stub | Provinces of Saudi Arabia ... Najran is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the south of the country along the border with Yemen. ... Jizan, Saudi Arabia Jizan (or Jazan) (Arabic: جيزان) is the capital of the Jizan Province in the far south-west of Saudi Arabia. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


In April 2000, armed Shiites in Najran rose up against Saudi security forces, and their co-religionists in the Eastern Province, site of huge oil reserves, are also restive. Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ...


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Greater Yemen (Arabic: اليمن الكبرى [Al-Yaman al-Kubrā]) is a geographic term denoting the present territory of the Republic of Yemen as well as the regions of Asir, Najran Province, Jizan Province, Al Bahah Province, the adjacent islands in the Red Sea and the adjacent parts of Tihamah (currently part of...

Provinces of Saudi Arabia Flag 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

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Najran (238 words)
City and oasis in southern Saudi Arabia with 130,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate), at an elevation of 1,210 metres, capital of the Najran province.
The region of Najran is relatively fertile, and the main produce are dates and grains used for stock raising.
Najran is well-connected with other urban centres of the country, Khamis Mushayt 150 km northwest, Abha 175 km northwest and Riyadh 850 km north.
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