Najran ( Arabic: نجران ) is an administrative district in southern Saudi Arabia .
- The administrative center is the city of Najran .
- Area - 149 511 km² , population - 505 652 people ( 2010 ).
| administrative District | |
| Najran | |
|---|---|
| Arab. نجران | |
| A country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Includes | 8 governorates |
| Adm. center | Najran |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 149 511 km² (5th place ) |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 505,652 people ( 2010 ) ( 10th place ) |
| Density | 3.38 people / km² (12th place) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 Code | SA-10 |
| Postal codes | |
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The administrative district of Najran is a kind of autonomy within Saudi Arabia.
Content
Geography
In the east it borders with the administrative district of Al-Sharqiya (Eastern province), in the north with the administrative district of Riyadh , in the west with the administrative district of Asir , in the south with Yemen .
History
As part of Saudi Arabia since 1931; Najran is torn away by the Saudis from Yemen [1] . During the unification of Saudi Arabia, the country's founder, King Abdel Aziz, was unable to subjugate the Banu Yam tribe living in the province. As a result, an agreement was concluded under which Najran is part of the kingdom with certain freedoms.
In 2000, an Ismaili armed rebellion broke out in the administrative district, since in their opinion the Crown Prince Abdullah (now deceased king) did not comply with the terms of the agreement on the entry of Najran into Saudi Arabia. The uprising was crushed.
In 2015, the Saudi opposition movement Ahrar En-Najran captured a military base in El Mashaly in the Najran district [2] .
Religion
The administrative district of Najran is inhabited mainly by Shiites of Ismaili persuasion [3]
Administrative Division
The administrative district is divided into 8 governorates (in parentheses the population for 2010):
- Al Kharkhir (4 015)
- Badr Al Janub (11 117)
- Hubuna (20,400)
- Khubash (22 133)
- Najran (329 112)
- Sharur (85 977)
- Thar (16,047)
- Yadamah (16,851)
Administration
At the head of the administrative district (formerly the province) is the governor with the title of emir, appointed by the king from among the princes of the Al Saud dynasty.
Emirs
Emirs of Mintaki (governors of the province)
- 1935-1937, 1955-1965 Ibrahim bin Abd ar-Rahman an-Nashmi
- 1980-1986 Khalid bin Ahmad al-Sudayri
- 1986-1997 Fahd bin Khalid al-Sudayri
- 1997-2008 Prince Mishaal Al Saud , son of King Saud
- 2009— p.t. Prince Mishaal Al Saud , son of King Abdullah