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Regions of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has thirteen administrative regions. Choose one to read about it, its governorates and its sites.

01Riyadh Region02Makkah Region03Madinah Region04Qassim Region05Eastern Province06Asir Region07Tabuk Region08Hail Region09Northern Borders Region10Jazan Region11Najran Region12Bahah Region13Jawf Region
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Image attribution: Wikimedia Commons — file 'A general view of Tabuk showing the court and the reservoir tower' by Sauod18, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 (attribution, share-alike). Adapted into a 1920x672 cover on a blurred cream backdrop, with no cropping or upscaling of the original photo. / ويكيميديا كومنز — ملف «منظر عام مدينة تبوك يظهر فيه المحكمة وبرج الخزان» للمؤلف Sauod18، برخصة CC BY-SA 3.0 (نسبة المصنّف والمشاركة بالمثل). عُدِّلت الصورة إلى غلاف بمقاس 1920×672 على خلفية مموّهة كريمية دون قص أو تكبير للصورة الأصلية. · License: CC BY-SA 3.0
قبل 500 سنة قبل الميلاد – 1447هـ/2025م

Tabuk City

Tabuk City is a Saudi city whose presence dates back to more than 500 years before the Common Era. Al-Tawbah Mosque formed the nucleus from which it grew, with its neighbourhoods and markets, and it was there that the Battle of Tabuk, the last of the Prophet's battles, took place in Rajab 9 AH.

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Image attribution: Source: NASA (International Space Station, Expedition 64) via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government). Original file description: "The oasis city of Sakakah in northwestern Saudi Arabia is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above." / المصدر: ناسا (NASA) — صورة من بعثة محطة الفضاء الدولية ISS-64 عبر ويكيميديا كومنز. الرخصة: الملكية العامة (Public domain — أعمال حكومة الولايات المتحدة). وصف الملف الأصلي: «The oasis city of Sakakah in northwestern Saudi Arabia is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above.» · License: Public domain (NASA)
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Sakaka City

Sakaka City is a Saudi city in Al-Jouf region, home to the archaeological landmarks of Za'bal Castle and Sisra Well, alongside service and development projects and seasonal festivals.

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Image attribution: Hail city — general view via Wikimedia Commons, file "حائل - panoramio.jpg"; author: Khalid Alhallabi (Panoramio upload); license: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0); photographed 28 March 2012; original size 3264×2448. File page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84_-_panoramio.jpg — modification: 178 px cropped from the bottom edge, downscaled (no upscaling), placed on a 1920×672 canvas. / مدينة حائل — منظر عام عبر ويكيميديا كومنز، ملف «حائل - panoramio.jpg»؛ المؤلف: Khalid Alhallabi (رفعها من بانوراميو)، رخصة: المشاع الإبداعي نَسب المُصنَّف 3.0 (CC BY 3.0)، تاريخ التصوير: 28 مارس 2012، المقاس الأصلي 3264×2448. صفحة الملف: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84_-_panoramio.jpg — تغيير أُجري: قصّ 178 بكسل من أسفل الإطار وتصغير للعرض (بلا تكبير) ووضعها على كانفس 1920×672. · License: CC BY 3.0
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Hail City

Hail City is a Saudi city in Hail region, known as the land of rock art inscribed on the World Heritage List; it contains historical palaces, museums and historical markets, and the Aja mountains.

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Image attribution: Heritage Commission, Saudi Arabia — Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons / هيئة التراث (Heritage Commission)، المملكة العربية السعودية — رخصة المشاع الإبداعي نَسب المُصنَّف/الترخيص بالمثل 4.0 الدولية (CC BY-SA 4.0)، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Najran City

Najran City is a Saudi city in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the banks of Wadi Najran. It contains the Hima Cultural Area inscribed on the World Heritage List, the Al-Ukhdood archaeological site, and the Wadi Najran Dam, the largest dam in the Kingdom.

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Image attribution: The city of Jazan — photographer/compiler: AliAlghamdi12, own work, via Wikimedia Commons, file "Jizan.jpg"; licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0); file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jizan.jpg — modification: downscaled only (1024×872 to height 672, no upscaling, no cropping) and placed whole and sharp in the centre of a 1920×672 canvas with a cream background #f4efe5 carrying a blurred copy of the same photograph. / مدينة جازان — تصوير/تجميع: AliAlghamdi12، عملٌ شخصي (Own work)، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز، ملف «Jizan.jpg»؛ الرخصة: رخصة المشاع الإبداعي نَسب المُصنَّف – المشاركة بالمثل 4.0 الدولية (CC BY-SA 4.0)؛ صفحة الملف: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jizan.jpg — تغيير أُجري: تصغير فقط (1024×872 ← ارتفاع 672 بلا تكبير وبلا قص) ووضع الصورة كاملة حادّة في وسط كانفس 1920×672 بخلفية كريميّة #f4efe5 تحمل نسخة مموّهة من الصورة نفسها. · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jazan City

Jazan City is a Saudi city in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the administrative capital of the Jazan Region and the seat of its governorship and centre of development. Its regional port and international airport strengthen its connection with the regions of the Kingdom and with the world.

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Image attribution: Author: Aiman titi — Wikimedia Commons, file "Khamis Mushayt.jpg", licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 / المؤلف: Aiman titi — ويكيميديا كومنز، ملف «Khamis Mushayt.jpg»، رخصة CC BY-SA 3.0 · License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Khamis Mushait City

Khamis Mushait City is a Saudi city in the Asir Region, known since ancient times for its substantial commercial activity, and its janbiya souq ranks among the oldest specialised souqs in the Kingdom. The city is seeing projects in roads, water networks, investment sites and car showrooms.

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Image attribution: Saudipedia (the Saudi Encyclopedia): «صورة جوية لمدينة بيشة. (واس)» — photo by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), all rights reserved. Modified by centring the full frame uncropped and unscaled on a 1920×672 canvas with a #f4efe5 cream backdrop and a blurred copy of the same photo. / سعوديبيديا (الموسوعة السعودية): «صورة جوية لمدينة بيشة. (واس)» — الصورة من وكالة الأنباء السعودية (واس)، وجميع الحقوق محفوظة. عُدِّلت بوضعها كاملة بلا قص ولا تكبير في وسط لوحة ١٩٢٠×٦٧٢ بخلفية كريميّة ‎#f4efe5‎ ونسخة مموّهة من الصورة نفسها. · License: جميع الحقوق محفوظة — وكالة الأنباء السعودية (واس) / سعوديبيديا (All rights reserved — SPA / Saudipedia)
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Bisha Governorate

Bisha Governorate is a Saudi governorate in the Asir Region of southern Saudi Arabia, centered on Wadi Bisha, one of the largest valleys of the Arabian Peninsula. It is known for King Fahd Dam, the largest concrete dam in the Middle East, for date cultivation, and for its rock-art sites and the historic Tabalah center.

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Image attribution: Photo: Abdullah Al-akshan via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; modified: resized to a 1920×672 cover over a cream blurred background made from the same image, without cropping / التصوير: Abdullah Al-akshan (عبدالله الأكشن) عبر ويكيميديا كومنز، رخصة CC BY-SA 4.0 (نسبة المصنّف والترخيص بالمثل)؛ عُدِّل: ضُبط المقاس إلى غلاف 1920×672 على خلفية كريمية مموّهة من الصورة نفسها بلا قص · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
1374هـ – 1448هـ/2026م

Unaizah City

Unaizah City is one of the historic towns of Qassim Province, and its history is bound up with commercial, agricultural, and scholarly activity that helped shape its local identity. It holds prominent heritage and scholarly landmarks, among them the Al-Bassam Heritage House, the Al-Musawkaf traditional market, and the Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen Mosque.

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Image attribution: Saudi Press Agency (WAS) — published on the Saudipedia page “Al Qunfudhah Governorate”; modified: resized into a 1920×672 cover on a blurred cream background, the photograph kept complete with no crop and no upscaling / وكالة الأنباء السعودية (واس) — منشورة في صفحة «محافظة القنفذة» على سعوديبيديا؛ عُدِّلت: ضُبط مقاسها إلى غلاف 1920×672 على خلفية مموّهة كريمية، والصورة كاملة بلا قص ولا تكبير · License: حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام — سعوديبيديا (الصورة: واس)
أكثر من قرنين – 1447هـ/2026م

Al Qunfudhah Governorate

Al Qunfudhah Governorate is one of the governorates of Makkah Region, and Wadi Hali lies in its southern part with its environmental and agricultural potential. The governorate holds historic and heritage landmarks, among them the historic mill on its coast and the Bani Isa popular market, and it is among the highest-producing governorates of the Kingdom for mangoes.

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