Jazan Province
Jazan Province, also spelled Jizan (Arabic: جيزان, romanized: Jīzān) is the second smallest (after Al-Bahah) province of Saudi Arabia. It stretches 300 km (190 mi) along the southern Red Sea coast, just north of Yemen. It covers an area of 11,671 km2 and had a population of 1,404,997 at the 2022 census. The region has the highest population density in the Kingdom. The capital is the city of Jazan; Prince Muhammad bin Nasser has been the Governor since April 2001.
Jazan
جازان | |
|---|---|
province | |
The Fifa Mountains | |
Map of Saudi Arabia with Jazan highlighted | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Capital | Jazan |
| Boroughs | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Prince Muhammad bin Nasser |
| • Deputy Governor | Muhammad bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,671 km2 (4,506 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,404,997 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 | 09 |
The region includes over 100 islands in the Red Sea. Jazan Economic City is a mega project that is planned to boost the economy of the region and make it part of the Saudi economic growth. The Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia's first conservation protected area, is home to migratory birds from Europe in winter.