Asir
Asir
عَسِيْرٌ | |
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| Asir Province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَةُ عَسِيْرٌ, romanized: Minṭaqat ʿAsīr) | |
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Map of Saudi Arabia with Asir highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 19°0′N 43°0′E / 19.000°N 43.000°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Region | South Arabia |
| Capital | Abha |
| Governorates | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Asir Municipality |
| • Governor | Turki bin Talal |
| Area | |
• Total | 76,693 km2 (29,611 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 2,024,285 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (SAST) |
| ISO 3166-2 | SA-14 |
| Area code | 014 |
| Website | ars discoveraseer |
Asir, officially the Aseer Province, is a province of Saudi Arabia in southern Arabia. It has an area of 76,693 square kilometres (29,611 sq mi), and an estimated population of 2,024,285 (in 2022). Asir is bounded by the Mecca Province to the north and west, al-Bahah Province to the northwest, Riyadh Province to the northeast, Najran Province to the southeast, Jazan Province and the Saada Governorate of Yemen to the south.
Abha is the provincial capital, and other towns include Khamis Mushait, Bisha and Bareq. The province governor is Turki bin Talal, He replaced his cousin, Faisal bin Khalid, after being appointed on 27 December 2018.