Al_Madinah_Province
Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)
Administrative region of Saudi Arabia
The Medina Province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة, romanized: Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is a province (minṭaqah) of Saudi Arabia on the country's western side along the Red Sea coast. It has an area of 151,990 km2 (58,680 sq mi) and a population of 2,132,679 (2017 Census)[1] subdivided into seven Muḥafaẓat (Governorates):
Governorate | Population |
Medina | 995,619 |
Al Hunakiyah | 52,549 |
Mahd Al Thahab | 53,687 |
Al-'Ula | 57,495 |
Badr | 58,088 |
Yanbu Al Bahar | 249,797 |
Khaybar | 45,489 |
The regional capital is Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam.[2] Other cities in the province include Yanbu' al Bahr and Badr Hunayn. The province also contains Mada'in Salih, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]