Al Madinah Region


Coordinates: 25°0′N 39°30′E / 25.000°N 39.500°E / 25.000; 39.500


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Madinah State
State
المدينة المنورة

Map of Saudi Arabia with Madinah highlighted
Map of Saudi Arabia with Madinah highlighted

CapitalMedina
Boroughs
7
Government

 • GovernorFaisal bin Salman
 • Deputy GovernorSaud bin Khalid
Area

 • Total151,990 km2 (58,680 sq mi)
Population
(2017 census)

 • Total2,132,679
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2
03

The Madinah State (Arabic: المدينة المنورةAl-Madīnah al-Munawarah) is a state of Saudi Arabia, located on the country's west side, along the Red Sea coast. It has an area of 151,990 km² and a population of 2,132,679 (2017 Census)[1], subdivided into seven governorates (muḥafaẓat):



















Governorate

Population

Medina
995,619
Al Hunakiyah
52,549
Mahd Al Thahab
53,687

Al-`Ula
57,495

Badr
58,088

Khaybar
45,489

Yanbu Al Bahar
249,797

The regional capital is Medina, the second holiest city in Islam.[2] Other cities in the province include Yanbu' al Bahr and Badr Hunayn. It also contains Mada'in Saleh, a pre-Islamic UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]



Governors



  • Muhammad bin Abdulaziz (1924-1965)[citation needed]


  • Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz (1965-1985)[citation needed]


  • Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz (1986-1999)[citation needed]


  • Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1999-2005)[citation needed]


  • Abdulaziz bin Majid (2005-2013) [4]


  • Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2013–Present)[citation needed]


References




  1. ^ "Population Characteristics surveys" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics. 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Medina". Trawell Guide. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


  3. ^ "USESCO and Saudi Arabia: A Snapshot Picture" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-11-17.


  4. ^ "Governor of Madinah Province Receives UN Under-Secretary-General - gcc_press". Gulf in the Media. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2012.




External links



  • Emirate of Al Madinah Official website







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