Jizan () is a city and the capital of Jazan Province, which lies in the southwest corner of Saudi Arabia. Jizan is situated on the coast of the Red Sea and serves a large agricultural heartland that has a population of 173,919 as of 2022 and over 1.4 million, in the whole Jizan region. As the city is the capital of the region, it has a regional airport as well as the Jizan seaport. The area is noted for its high-quality production of fruits such as , , , plum, and coffee.
Jizan has one of the largest megaprojects market in the kingdom with significant infrastructure projects worth many billions of dollars. Saudi Aramco is building a 400,000 bpd refinery with associated terminal facilities on the Red Sea near the city, scheduled for completion in late 2018.
Economy
In the early 20th century, Jizan was a major site for
Pearl hunting. When World War I began, trade declined, due to ships moving to
Al Hudaydah.
Today, ambitious projects in transport, renewable energy, tourism, and agricultural development are taking place in the Jizan region, particularly in Jazan Economic City, including a US$3 Billion aluminum smelter.
Jazan Refinery
Jazan Refinery is a megaproject under construction and owned by
Saudi Aramco. The Refinery will process heavy and medium crude oil to create liquefied petroleum gas, sulfur, asphalt, benzene, and paraxylene. It is expected to produce 400,000 barrels per day.
Transport
Jazan Port and Jizan Regional Airport serve the city of Jizan.
Ethnography
The inhabitants of Jizan are
Arab who mainly follow
Sunni Islam with a small
Zaydism minority.
Population
2004 : 255,340
2010 : 163,703
2022 : 200,911
Climate
Jizan has a hot
desert climate (Köppen:
BWh) with a rainfall below 200 mm per year and an average annual temperature above . The weather is very hot all year round and its average annual temperature is one of the hottest in the world, as daily lows average over and highs over even in the mildest month of the year, while unlike a lot of tropical cities the summer is even noticeably warmer.
It is very humid but parched in some months, making the weather volatile. Sandstorms are quite common in areas further from the sea.
The highest recorded temperature was on 15 September 2006, while the lowest was on 7 February 1993.
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See also
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Jazan Economic City
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List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
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Samtah
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