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. It has an area of 108,000 km² and a population of 560,200 (1999). Its capital is Tabuk. Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Tabuk Province Provinces of Saudi Arabia ... Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah). ... Conshelf II in the Red Sea (Sudan) The Red Sea (Arabic البحر الأحمر Baḥr al-Aḥmar, al-Baḥru l-’Aḥmar; Hebrew ים סוף Yam Suf) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Tabuk (also spelled Tabouk) is the capital city of the Tabuk province in north western Saudi Arabia. ...
History
The history of the Tabuk region dates back to 3,500 years ago. The region is identified with the land of Maydan and Dadan mentioned in the Bible and the Qur'an. The holy jewish scripture: The Torah. ... The Quran (Arabic: al-qurÄn literally the recitation; also called Al QurÄn Al KarÄ«m or The Noble Quran; or transliterated Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...
Economy
The Tabuk region exports flowers to Europe.
External links
The-Saudi.net on Tabouk
Saudi Arabian Information Resource on Tabouk, with pictures
This was best characterized with the appointment of his second eldest son, Prince Muhammad, to the governorship of the oil-rich Eastern Province of Al Hasa, from which Saudi Arabia derives its massive wealth.
In addition to this set of principal actors, three other princes from a branch of the family that is no longer in line for the throne deserve mention as key players: Princes Khaled, Saud and Turki, the sons of the late King Faysal.
Princes Saud bin Faysal and Turki bin Faysal, the minister of foreign affairs and the director of general intelligence, respectively, have gained enormous influence under the regency of the heir apparent, testimony to their reputations and professional Western-style managerial techniques.
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