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Al Jawf Region

Index Al Jawf Region

Al-Jawf Region, also spelled Al-Jouf, is a region of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, containing its only international border with Jordan to the west. [1]

19 relations: Abdul Elah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Amman Governorate, Aqaba Governorate, Capital city, Dumat al-Jandal, Ha'il Region, ISO 3166-2:SA, Jordan, Ma'an Governorate, Mintaqah, Northern Borders Region, Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, Regions of Saudi Arabia, Sakakah, Saudi Arabia, Tabuk Region, Winston's Hiccup, Zarqa Governorate.

Abdul Elah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Abdul Elah bin Abdulaziz (عبد الإله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود), also spelled Abdulillah, born 1939) is a member of the House of Saud and was an adviser to the late King Abdullah.

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Amman Governorate

Amman Governorate, officially known as Muhafazat al-Asima (Arabic محافظة العاصمة, English translation: The Capital Governorate), is one of the governorates in Jordan.

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Aqaba Governorate

Aqaba (العقبة al-ʻAqabah) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan.

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Capital city

A capital city (or simply capital) is the municipality exercising primary status in a country, state, province, or other administrative region, usually as its seat of government.

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Dumat al-Jandal

Dumat al-Jundal (دومة الجندل) is an ancient city of ruins located in North Western Saudi Arabia in the Al Jawf Province; it is located 37 km away from Sakakah.

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Ha'il Region

Haʾil Region is a region of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country.

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ISO 3166-2:SA

ISO 3166-2:SA is the entry for Saudi Arabia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

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Jordan

Jordan (الْأُرْدُنّ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية), is a sovereign Arab state in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River.

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Ma'an Governorate

Ma'an (معان) is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south of Amman, Jordan's capital.

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Mintaqah

Minṭaqah (plural مناطق manāṭiq) is a first-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia and Chad and for a second-level administrative division in several other Arab countries.

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Northern Borders Region

The Northern Borders Region is the least populated region of Saudi Arabia.

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Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia

Qurayyat (also Al Qurayyat or Gurayat, القريات) is a city located in Al Jawf Province, in northern Saudi Arabia.

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Red Sea

The Red Sea (also the Erythraean Sea) is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.

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Regions of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 regions (مناطق إدارية; manātiq idāriyya, sing. منطقة إدارية; mintaqah idariyya).

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Sakakah

Sakakah is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Al Jawf Province.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a sovereign Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Tabuk Region

Tabuk Region (تبوك), also spelled Tabouk, is a region of Saudi Arabia, located along the north-west coast of the country, facing Egypt across the Red Sea.

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Winston's Hiccup

"Winston's Hiccup" (also known as "Churchill's Sneeze") (Arabic: حازوقة وينستون) refers to the abruptly concave section of Jordan's eastern border with Saudi Arabia, causing the border to resemble a zigzag shape, supposedly created arbitrarily in 1921 when Winston Churchill (then serving as the Secretary of State for the Colonies) drew the boundary of the British protectorate of Transjordan following a "particularly liquid lunch".

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Zarqa Governorate

Zarqa Governorate (Arabic محافظة الزرقاء Muħāfazat az-Zarqāʔ, local dialects ez-Zergā or ez-Zer'a) is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population.

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Redirects here:

Al Jawf Emirate, Al Jawf Province, Al Jawf province.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jawf_Region

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