Jizan

Jazan
جازان, جيزان
Jizan
Jizan
Jazan is located in Saudi Arabia
Jazan
Jazan
Coordinates: 16°53′21″N 42°33′40″E / 16.88917°N 42.56111°E / 16.88917; 42.56111
Country Saudi Arabia
RegionJizan Region
Government
 • Governor / EmirPrince Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (Since 3 April 2001[1])
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • City173,919
 • Metro
1,404,997 (Jizan region)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Websitewww.jazan.gov.sa

Jizan (Arabic: جيزان, romanizedJīzān), also spelled Jazan (Arabic: جازان, romanizedJāzān), Gizan or Gazan, is a 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, plums, 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]

  1. ^ "CTHM Issues Four Royal Decrees". Kuwait News Agency. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Jazan Region". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ "Fruit production in Jazan flourishes during Ramadan".
  4. ^ "Aramco lets contracts for Jazan refinery, terminal". Oil & Gas Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2016.