'Asir Province
ʿAsir (Arabic: عَسِيْر, romanized: ʿAsīr) is a province (Arabic: مِنْطَقَةُ, romanized: minṭaqah) in the southwest of Saudi Arabia, which is named after the ʿAsīr tribe. 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 surrounded by Mecca Province to the north and west, Al-Bahah Province to the northwest, Riyadh Province to the northeast, Najran Province to the southeast, and Jazan Province and the Yemeni Muhafazah (Governorate) of Sa'dah to the south.
'Asir
Minṭaqat ʿAsīr (مِنْطَقَةُ عَسِيْرٌ) | |
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| ʿAsir Province | |
Map of Saudi Arabia with 'Asīr highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 19°0′N 43°0′E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Capital | Abha |
| Boroughs | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76,693 km2 (29,611 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 2,024,285 |
| ISO 3166-2 | 14 |
| Website | https://ars.gov.sa/ |
Abha is the provincial capital, and other towns include Khamis Mushait, Bisha and Bareq. The regional governor is Turki ibn Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He replaced his cousin, Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, after being appointed on 27 December 2018.