Tabuk Region

Tabuk
Region
تبوك
Map of Saudi Arabia with Tabuk highlighted
Coordinates:
Capital	Tabuk
Boroughs	6
Government
• Governor	Fahd bin Sultan
Area
• Total	146,072 km2 (56,399 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
• Total	791,535
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	07

Tabuk Region (Arabic: تبوك‎‎ Tabūk), also spelled Tabouk, is a region of Saudi Arabia, located along the north-west coast of the country, facing Egypt across the Red Sea. It has an area of 146,072 km² and a population of 791,595 (2010). Its capital is Tabuk. The governor is Fahd bin Sultan since 1987.

History

The history of the Tabuk region dates back to 3,500 years ago. The region is identified with the land of Maydan.

The region is traversed by the Hejaz Railway, which was a focus for attacks during the Arab Revolt of 1916/18.

Major cities

• Tayma
• Duba
• Al Wajh
• Haql
• Umm Lajj

Economy

The Tabuk region (Astra) exports flowers to Europe.

List of governors

The governors of the region since 1926 are as follows:

• Muhammad ibn Abdulziz Alshahl from 1926 to 1930
• Abdullah bin Saad from 1930 to 1931
• Abdullah bin Saad bin Abdul Mohsen Al Sudairi from 1931 to 1935
• Saud bin Hizlol bin Nasser Al Saud from 1936 to 1937
• Musaed Saud bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of 1938 to 1950
• Suleiman bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Sultan from 1950 to 1950
• Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed from 1950 to 1951
• Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sudairi from 1951 to 1955
• Musaad bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sudairi from 1955 to 1972
• Sulaiman bin Turki bin Suleiman Al Sudairi from 1972 to 1980
• Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud from 1980 to 1986
• Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud from 1986 to 1987
• Fahd bin Sultan Al Saud, 1987–present

External links

• The-Saudi.net on Tabouk
• Saudi Arabian Information Resource on Tabouk, with pictures