Jazan Province

Jazan
جازان
The Fifa Mountains
Map of Saudi Arabia with Jazan highlighted
Map of Saudi Arabia with Jazan highlighted
Country Saudi Arabia
CapitalJazan
Boroughs14
Government
 • GovernorPrince Muhammad bin Nasser
 • Deputy GovernorMuhammad bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud
Area
 • Total13,457 km2 (5,196 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 Census)
 • Total1,404,997
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2
09

Jazan Province, also spelled Jizan (Arabic: جيزان, romanizedJīzān) is the second smallest (after Al-Bahah) province of Saudi Arabia. It stretches 300 km (190 mi) along the southern Red Sea coast, just north of Yemen. It covers an area of 13,457 km2 and had a population of 1,404,997 at the 2022 census.[1] The region has the highest population density in the Kingdom. The capital is the city of Jazan; Prince Muhammad bin Nasser has been the Governor since April 2001.[2]

The region includes over 100 islands in the Red Sea. Jazan Economic City is a mega project that is planned to boost the economy of the region and make it part of the Saudi economic growth.[3] The Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia's first conservation protected area, is home to migratory birds from Europe in winter.

  1. ^ "Population Characteristics surveys" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics. 2017.
  2. ^ "CTHM issues 4 royal decrees". kuna.net.kw. 2001.
  3. ^ "Jazan Economic City Quarter Report" (PDF). Rcjy.gov.sa. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

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