Administrative Divisions
Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (manatiq idāriyya, – singular mintaqah idariyya). The provinces are further divided into 118 governorates (Arabic: manatiq idāriyya, منطقةإدارية, ). This number includes the 13 provincial capitals, which have a different status as municipalities (amanah) headed by mayors (amin). The governorates are further sudivided into sub-governorates (marakiz, sing. markaz).
| No. | Province | Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Jawf (or Jouf) | Sakaka city | |
| 2 | Northern Borders | Arar | |
| 3 | Tabuk | Tabuk city | |
| 4 | Ha'il | Ha'il city | |
| 5 | Al Madinah | Medina | |
| 6 | Al Qasim | Buraidah | |
| 7 | Makkah | Mecca | |
| 8 | Al Riyadh | Riyadh city | |
| 9 | Eastern Province | Dammam | |
| 10 | Al Bahah (or Baha) | Al Bahah city | |
| 11 | Asir | Abha | |
| 12 | Jizan | Jizan city | |
| 13 | Najran | Najran city |
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