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Najran (Arabic: نجرانNajrān), is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia It is the capital of Najran Province. Designated as a new town, Najran is one of the fastest-growing cities in the kingdom; its population has risen from 47,500 in 1974 and 90,983 in 1992 to 246,880 in 2004 and 381,431 in 2021. The population mostly originates from the ancient tribes of Yām,
Najranis are Muslims, with Ismailis forming a plurality. Hanbali, Shafi'i, and Maliki Sunnis form the second-largest religious group in the city,
The Arabic term Najrān has at least two meanings: both the wooden frame on which a door opens and also 'thirsty'. Local tradition also has it that the land derived its name from the first man to settle in the area, Najran ibn Yahjub ibn Yarub ibn Qahtan ibn houd
Najran was a centre of cloth making and originally, the kiswah or the cloth of the Ka'aba was made there There used to be a Jewish community at Najran, renowned for the garments they manufactured. According to Najran Jewish tradition, the Jews of Najran traced their origin to the Ten Tribes. Najran was also an important stopping place on the incense trade route.
Najran (Arabic: نجران Najrān), is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia It is the capital of Najran Province. Designated as a new town, Najran is one of...
Najran (Arabic: نجران Najrān) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the south of the country. It has an area of 149,511 km². Its capital is Najran...
The existence of a Christian community in the city of Najran in present-day southwestern Saudi Arabia is attested by several historical sources of the...
Najran Sport Club (Arabic: نادي نجران الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Najran Province, that competes in the Saudi Second...
Najran University is a state-funded public research university located in Najran, Saudi Arabia. It was established in 2006 by a royal decree from King...
The Principality of Najran was a state that existed in the Arabian peninsula from 1633 to 1934. It originated as an Islamic ecclesiastic principality under...
Wadi Najran (Arabic: وَادِي نَجْرَان, romanized: Wādī Najrān) is one of the largest valleys in the Arabian Peninsula, and its tributaries come from the...
The Najran conflict was a poorly documented conflict over Najran in the early 1930s fought between the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen and the Kingdom of...
The Najran Valley Dam (Arabic: سدّ وَادِي نَجْرَان, romanized: Sadd Wādī Najrān / Sudd Wādī Najrān) is an arch dam on Wadi Najran about 15 km (9.3 mi)...
Najran Regional Airport (IATA: EAM, ICAO: OENG) is an airport in Najran (also spelt as Nejran), Saudi Arabia. It was opened by Mishaal bin Abdullah, governor...
in Najran, Arabia. Based on other contemporary sources, Dhu Nuwas, after seizing the throne of the Ḥimyarites around 518 or 522, attacked Najran and...
district of Jabal Haraz in northwest Yemen and in Najran, Saudi Arabia. Beside the Banu Yam of Najran, the Sulaymanis are in Haraz, among the inhabitants...
soon after Dhu Nuwas instigated a massacre of the Christian community of Najran. According to Al-Masudi the northern part of Hejaz was a dependency of the...
also known as Martyrs of the trench, or alternatively dubbed as Martyrs of Najran by Irfan Shahid. The Ashab al-Ukhdud were considered as Shahid, or martyrs...
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is a former military personnel and has been serving as the governor of Najran Province since November 2014. Prince Jiluwi was born in Hail in 1958. His...
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KSA forces were besieged and defeated following a 72 hour battle south of Najran. Thousands of enemy forces were reported casualties with over 500 Saudi...
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