Jizan travel guide

Jizan Province (Arabic: جيزان) is a province in Saudi Arabia. It is located in the extreme southeast of the country and is bordered to the south of Yemen. Covering an area of 11,671 kilometers ² 1,186,139 people live in Jizan Province (as of 2004). The capital of the province, Dschisan, has about 100,000 inhabitants and is situated directly on the Red Sea. Along the 300 km long coastline on the Red Sea are also over 100 islands, which also belong to the province. Geographically, the Jizan Province can be divided into three regions: The Al-Sarawat mountains inland. Among them is the highest mountain with 3133 meters of Saudi Arabia, the Jabal Sawda '. Alhazoun The region consists mainly of forest and grazing land. The rest of the province is predominantly used for growing coffee beans and fruit growing. Except for the mountainous regions the climate in Jizan Province is characterized by great heat and little rainfall. The almost year-round temperatures are above 30 ° C in July and reach peak values of over 40 ° C. In the course of a year, it rarely rains for more than 75 mm (see Berlin: 581 mm). (...) more....

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