Jazan
جازان | |
|---|---|
 The Fifa Mountains | |
 Map of Saudi Arabia with Jazan highlighted | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Capital | Jazan |
| Boroughs | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Prince Muhammad bin Nasser |
| • Deputy Governor | Muhammad bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,457 km2 (5,196 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 Census) | |
• Total | 1,404,997 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 | 09 |
Jazan Province, also spelled Jizan (Arabic: جيزان, romanized: Jīzān) 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.
- ^ "Population Characteristics surveys" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics. 2017.
- ^ "CTHM issues 4 royal decrees". kuna.net.kw. 2001.
- ^ "Jazan Economic City Quarter Report" (PDF). Rcjy.gov.sa. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.