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Saudi Arabia is made up of 13 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Saudi Arabia. Information on all primary administrative regions in Saudi Arabia.

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Primary administrative regions in Saudi Arabia

There are 13 regions in Saudi Arabia in the primary administrative level.

Primary administrative regions in Saudi Arabia
Region	No	Population	Capital	Capital population
Al Jawf Al Jawf	1.	369,282	Sakakah Sakakah	128,332
Al Madinah al Munawwarah Al Madīnah al Munawwarah	2.	1,547,487	Medina Medina	1,300,000
Al-Qassim Al-Qassim Province	3.	1,016,756	Buraydah Buraydah	391,336
Ar Riyad Minţaqat ar Riyāḑ	4.	5,588,987	Riyadh Riyadh	4,205,961
Eastern Province Al Minţaqah ash Sharqīyah	5.	3,421,191	Dammam Dammam	768,602
Jizan Jizan Region	6.	1,212,393	Jizan Jizan	105,198
Makkah Makkah Province	7.	5,899,358	Mecca Mecca	1,323,624
Mintaqat al Bahah Minţaqat al Bāḩah	8.	380,799	Al Bahah Al Bāḩah	88,419
Mintaqat Ha'il Minţaqat Ḩā’il	9.	597,144	Ha'il Ha'il	267,005
Mintaqat Tabuk Minţaqat Tabūk	10.	708,860	Tabuk Tabuk	455,450
Mintaqat `Asir Minţaqat ‘Asīr	11.	2,188,461	Abha Abha	210,886
Najran Minţaqat Najrān	12.	429,332	Najran Najrān	258,573
Northern Borders Minţaqat al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah	13.	320,524	'Ar'ar ‘Ar‘ar	148,540