Al Jawf Province
Encyclopedia
Al-Jawf also spelled Al-Jouf, is a province
of Saudi Arabia
, located in the north of the country, bordering Jordan
. It has an area of 100,212 km² and a population of 440,009 at the 2010 Census (preliminary result). Its capital is Sakakah
.
The province has three governorates - Sakakah
, Qurayyat and Dumat Al-Jandal
.
Provinces of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 emirates . Each emirate is divided into governorates , 118 in total. This number contains the emirate capitals, which have a different status as municipalities headed by mayors...
of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, located in the north of the country, bordering Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
. It has an area of 100,212 km² and a population of 440,009 at the 2010 Census (preliminary result). Its capital is Sakakah
Sakakah
Sakakah is an oasis town in the Al Jawf Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia, located just to the north of the An Nufad desert and northeast of Al Jawf city. It has a population of approximately 114,000 people...
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The province has three governorates - Sakakah
Sakakah
Sakakah is an oasis town in the Al Jawf Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia, located just to the north of the An Nufad desert and northeast of Al Jawf city. It has a population of approximately 114,000 people...
, Qurayyat and Dumat Al-Jandal
Dumat Al-Jandal
Dumat al-Jundal , is the name for an ancient city of ruins located in North Western Saudi Arabia in the Al Jawf province its located 37KM away from Sakakah. The name Dumat al-Jandal means literally "Dumah of the Stone", since this was the territory of Dumah, one of the twelve sons of Ishmael...
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External links
- A travel through the province of Al Jouf, Splendid Arabia: A travel site with photos and routes