Al Shimasiyah
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Al Shimasiyah
محافظة الشماسية | |
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 Al Shimasiyah Line view | |
 The location of Al-Shamasiyah Governorate and other governorates in the Al-Qassim region | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Region | Al-Qassim Region |
| Founded by | Al Shammas bin Ghanem |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 10,605 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Al-Shamasiyah Governorate is one of the governorates of the Al-Qassim region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is the eastern front of Al-Qassim. The governorate is famous for its cultivation, especially palm trees, and is considered a tourist destination for residents and visitors to the area in the spring.
Administrative division
[edit]The governorate is classified as Category B, and a number of villages and centers are affiliated to it. The governor is Fahd bin Radi Al-Radi. Shammasiya has a population of approximately 15,000.
Shammasiyah Municipality
[edit]A village complex for the Shamasiyah governorate was approved in the budget of the fiscal year 1397/1398 AH and began its work on Muharram 1, 1398 AH. With its services, it included the governorate of Oyoun Al-Jawa in the north, the center of Uqlat Al-Suqur in the west, and the center of Drayeh in the south. When the number of municipalities increased, the municipality's services were limited to the governorate of Al-Shamasiyah and its affiliated villages, extending north and south with a length of 100 km (62 mi), starting from the center of Umm Hazm in the south to the center of Nabqiah in the north and extending east and west with a length of 50 km (31 mi), starting from The revolutionaries ran from the east to the orphan in the west.
Affiliated states
[edit]- Al Rubiyah
- Al Nabqiyah
- Umm Hazm
- Umm Taliha
- Al Sarout
- Al Barjisyat
- Al Rualiyah
- Umm Sidrah
- Al Rikiah
- Al Aweqila
- Al Ruwaidat
- Al Duwaihra
- Al Rikibinia
- Al Mustawi
Economy
[edit]Shamsiya governorate depends on agriculture, especially palm and wheat. It is considered an oasis filled with palm trees, and its people depend on growing wheat in the rain.
References
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20191211150421/http://www.al-jazirah.com/2017/20170619/ln52.htm
- https://www.spa.gov.sa/2376556
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200918232318/https://www.stats.gov.sa/sites/default/files/lqsym_4.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191117223908/https://www.stats.gov.sa/sites/default/files/al-qaseem_region_ar.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191117223908/https://www.stats.gov.sa/sites/default/files/al-qaseem_region_ar.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190428095131/https://www.qassim.gov.sa/AR/SubMunicipalities/ALShmasia/Pages/default.aspx
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