Geography
Najran contains three geographical regions. First, the flat region which lies in the middle of Najran. It has several valleys, the most famous of them being Najran’s valley. Second, the mountainous region which is in the west and the north. There the weather is moderate in summer. It has several beautiful parks such as shadowy and nabk trees. It has important governorate centers. They are Habuna governorate, Badr EL-junoob governorate, Yadmah governorate, and that governorate that won King Fahd’s attention because it has mineral wealth. The most important of all is the gold area where much gold was mined that lies in El-Johns area, which follows Safah center. Many of the mountains are distinguished by granite rocks that produce marble and granite. Its productions cover a large part of the Kingdom’s needs. Third, the sandy region which lies in the east and is a part of the Empty Quarter. It is extremely rich in oil.
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