Economy
The governorate depends mainly on agriculture and tourists from other parts of the country visiting the natural reserves and hot water springs in it. The total area of fruit and olive farms in the governorate in 2008 was 42.210 km2 of which more than 31 km2 were of olive farms. Town of Rashadiya has the highest elevation in the province at 1500m above sea level and receives an annual rain fall of 240 mm.
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