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Jizan

FieldValue
nameJizan
native_nameجيزان
native_name_langar
settlement_typeCity
image_skylineJizan.jpg
pushpin_mapSaudi Arabia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSaudi Arabia
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Jazan
leader_titleGovernor / Emir
leader_namePrince Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (Since 3 April 2001)
population_footnotes
population_total173,919
population_as_of2022 census
population_metro1,404,997 (Jizan region)
population_density_km2auto
coordinates
elevation_m40
timezoneAST
utc_offset+3
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the city in Saudi Arabia

Jizan () is a city and the capital of Jazan Province, which lies in the southwest corner of Saudi Arabia. Jizan is situated on the coast of the Red Sea and serves a large agricultural heartland that has a population of 173,919 as of 2022 and over 1.4 million, in the whole Jizan region. As the city is the capital of the region, it has a regional airport as well as the Jizan seaport. The area is noted for its high-quality production of fruits such as mangoes, figs, papayas, plums, and coffee.

Jizan has one of the largest megaprojects market in the kingdom with significant infrastructure projects worth many billions of dollars. Saudi Aramco is building a 400,000 bpd refinery with associated terminal facilities on the Red Sea near the city, scheduled for completion in late 2018.

Economy

In the early 20th century, Jizan was a major site for pearl fishing. When World War I began, trade declined, due to ships moving to Al Hudaydah.

Today, ambitious projects in transport, renewable energy, tourism, and agricultural development are taking place in the Jizan region, particularly in Jazan Economic City, including a US$3 Billion aluminum smelter.

Jazan Refinery

Jazan Refinery is a megaproject under construction and owned by Saudi Aramco. The Refinery will process heavy and medium crude oil to create liquefied petroleum gas, sulfur, asphalt, benzene, and paraxylene. It is expected to produce 400,000 barrels per day.

Transport

Jazan Port and Jizan Regional Airport serve the city of Jizan.

Ethnography

The inhabitants of Jizan are Arab who mainly follow Sunni Islam with a small Zaydi minority.

Population

2004 : 255,340

2010 : 163,703

2022 : 200,911

Climate

Jizan has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh) with a rainfall below 200 mm per year and an average annual temperature above 30 C. The weather is very hot all year round and its average annual temperature is one of the hottest in the world, as daily lows average over 20 C and highs over 30 C even in the mildest month of the year, while unlike a lot of tropical cities the summer is even noticeably warmer. It is very humid but parched in some months, making the weather volatile. Sandstorms are quite common in areas further from the sea.

The highest recorded temperature was 46.3 C on 15 September 2006, while the lowest was 11.8 C on 7 February 1993.

|Jan record high C=34.0 |Feb record high C=34.9 |Mar record high C=38.1 |Apr record high C=43.6 |May record high C=44.0 |Jun record high C=43.1 |Jul record high C=42.3 |Aug record high C=45.3 |Sep record high C=46.3 |Oct record high C=43.0 |Nov record high C=42.3 |Dec record high C=38.0 |year record high C = 46.3

|Jan record low C=14.9 |Feb record low C=11.8 |Mar record low C=16.3 |Apr record low C=18.8 |May record low C=19.1 |Jun record low C=23.0 |Jul record low C=21.0 |Aug record low C=19.0 |Sep record low C=20.0 |Oct record low C=20.3 |Nov record low C=18.3 |Dec record low C=17.0 |year record low C = 11.8

|access-date = February 6, 2024}} Jeddah Regional Climate Center (humidity 1985-2010){{cite web | access-date = December 7, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095615/http://jrcc.sa/reports_files/1985_2010Reports/Jazan.RTF | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | url-status = dead

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
26.8 °C26.6 °C27.6 °C28.9 °C30.7 °C31.9 °C31.5 °C31.6 °C32.0 °C32.0 °C30.5 °C28.7 °C

References

References

  1. "CTHM Issues Four Royal Decrees".
  2. "Jazan Region".
  3. "Fruit production in Jazan flourishes during Ramadan".
  4. "Aramco lets contracts for Jazan refinery, terminal".
  5. Prothero, G.W.. (1920). "Arabia". H.M. Stationery Office.
  6. "$3bn Jazan aluminium smelter deal signed".
  7. "Saudi Aramco, Air Products, and ACWA Power to form over $8 billion gasification/power joint venture at Jazan Economic City".
  8. "2019 Report on International Religious Freedom: Saudi Arabia". [[U.S. Department of State]].
  9. "Gizan, Saudi Arabia". Jeddah Regional Climate Center.
  10. "Monthly Jazān water temperature chart". Seatemperatures.org.
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