Al_Madinah_Region

Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)

Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)

Administrative region of Saudi Arabia

The Medina Province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة, romanized: Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is a province (minṭaqah) of Saudi Arabia on the country's western side along the Red Sea coast. It has an area of 151,990 km2 (58,680 sq mi) and a population of 2,132,679 (2017 Census)[1] subdivided into seven Muḥafaẓat (Governorates):

Governorate Population
Medina 995,619
Al Hunakiyah 52,549
Mahd Al Thahab 53,687
Al-'Ula 57,495
Badr 58,088
Yanbu Al Bahar 249,797
Khaybar 45,489
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The regional capital is Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam.[2] Other cities in the province include Yanbu' al Bahr and Badr Hunayn. The province also contains Mada'in Salih, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]

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References

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    "Population Characteristics surveys" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). 2017.
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    "Medina". Trawell Guide. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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    "USESCO and Saudi Arabia: A Snapshot Picture" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
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    "Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz" (PDF). Springer. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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    "Saudi King Orders Appointment of Faisal bin Salman as Special Adviser, Salman bin Sultan as Governor of Madinah Region". english.aawsat.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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