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Najran (Arabic: نجران Najrān), is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of Najran Province. Designated as a new town, Najran is one of the fastest-growing cities in the kingdom. Its population grew from 47,500 in 1974 to 90,983 in 1992, 246,880 in 2004, and 381,431 in 2021.
Najran (Arabic: نجران Najrān) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the south of the country. It has an area of 149,511 km². Its capital is Najran. Najran is inhabited by the Yam tribe. A significant percentage of the province's inhabitants are Shia Ismaili. [2] The current governor of the region is Prince Jiluwi bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Najran opposed a Yemeni rebellion against the Ottomans in the 1880s. [4] In the Saudi-Idrisi treaty of 1920, the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa officially laid claim to the territories of Najran, and in 1921 the Ikhwan militia invaded Najran. [5] The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen also had ambitions in Najran, and thus attempted its own conquest in ...
Al-Okhdood (Arabic: الأخدود) or Al-Okhdood Archaeological Site, is an ancient and historic town located in Najran Province in Saudi Arabia.Currently in ruins, the town dates back to at least 500 BCE and was formerly a hub for trading and commercial purposes.
Bir Hima (Arabic: بئر حما) is a rock art site in Najran province, in southwest Saudi Arabia, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of the city of Najran. [1] [2] An ancient Palaeolithic and Neolithic site, the Bir Hima Complex covers the time period of 7000–1000 BC. [3]
Sharurah (Arabic: شرورة) is a governorate in Najran Province, southern Saudi Arabia, approximately 200 miles east of the town of Najran. It is located in the Empty Quarter desert near the Yemeni border, and functions mainly as a border town. Sharurah had a population of 85,977 at the 2010 Census. [1]
After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into four provinces: the 'Asir Province, Al Hasa' Province, the Hejaz Province and the Najd Province. [1]King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued Royal Order A/92 on March 2, 1992, known as Law of the Provinces, [4] which provided for the division of the kingdom into 13 provinces.
Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium (Arabic: مدينة الأمير هذلول بن عبد العزيز الرياضية) is a multi-purpose stadium in Najran, Saudi Arabia. It is used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Al-Okhdood and Najran has a capacity of 10,000. [1]