Jizan

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Jazan جازان, جيزان
City
Jizan
Jazan
Coordinates: 16°53′21″N 42°33′40″E / 16.88917°N 42.56111°E / 16.88917; 42.56111
Country	Saudi Arabia
Region	Jizan Region
Government
• Governor / Emir	Prince Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (Since 3 April 2001[1])
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• City	173,919
• Metro	1,404,997 (Jizan region)
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Website	www.jazan.gov.sa

Jizan (Arabic: جيزان, romanized: Jīzān), also spelled Jazan (Arabic: جازان, romanized: Jāzān), Gizan or Gazan, is a port city and the capital of Jizan Region, which lies in the southwest corner of Saudi Arabia. Jizan City is situated on the coast of the Red Sea and serves a large agricultural heartland that has a population of 173,919 as of 2022 and over 1.4 million, in the whole Jizan region. As the city is the capital of the region, it has the regional airport as well as the Jizan seaport. The area is noted for its high-quality production of fruits such as mangoes, figs, papayas, plum and coffee.^[3]

Jizan has one of the largest megaprojects market in the kingdom with significant infrastructure projects worth many billions of dollars. Saudi Aramco is building a 400,000 bpd refinery with associated terminal facilities on the Red Sea near the city, scheduled for completion in late 2018.^[4]