Al-Namas

Al-Namas

Al-Namas

Famous hill station governorate of 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia


Al-Namas (Arabic: النماص) is a governorate in 'Asir Province,[3] Saudi Arabia about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Abha.

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Climate

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Al-Namas is slightly wetter than Abha, with about 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) higher average monthly rainfall from February to April and about 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) lower monthly rainfall during September and October.[citation needed]

Education

The Al-Namas Branch of Bisha University includes a Community College, a College of Arts & Sciences for male students and another for girls, and a College of Health Sciences for Girls. Al-Namas also has a technical college which offers vocational training for boys.

Politics

After student protests over conditions at the Abha campus of King Khalid University on 6 and 7 March 2012[4] and a follow-up sit-in on 10 March calling for the head of the university to resign,[5] protests also occurred in the al-Namas campus of the university.[6]


References

  1. "World / Saudi Arabia / Asir / an-Nimas". Wikimapia. 2012-03-12. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  2. "Fifty injured in attack on Saudi student protest: report". Al Akhbar (Lebanon). 2012-03-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. Ghanem, Sharifa (2012-03-11). "Saudi Arabia: violence marks student demonstration". Bikya Masr. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  4. "Saudi Arabia: Student and citizen die in protests". Arab Network for Human Rights Information. 2012-03-13. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

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