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ʻAsīr (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 19 09 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 19.1500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 042 57 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 42.9500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Traditional tribal province consisting of arid Tihama coastal plain with mountain range behind it; one of chief agricultural areas of Saudi Arabia; acknowledged rule of Ibn Sa'ud 1926. |
Names: |
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| ʻAsīr (preferred,C,V)
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| Minţaqat ‘Asīr (C,V)
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| Asīr (C,V)
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| Asir (C,V,French)
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| عسير (C,V,Arabic-P)
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| منطقة عسير (C,V,Arabic)
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| Minţaqat ‘Asīr (C,U,O,Arabic (transliterated)-P)
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| ‘Asīr (C,U,Arabic (transliterated))
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| Asir Region (C,U)
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| High ‘Asir (C,U)
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| Province of Upper Asir (C,U)
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| SA11 (C,U,FIPS)
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| 'Asir (C,U,English)
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| Асир (C,U,Russian)
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| Административный округ Асир (C,U,Russian)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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ʻAsīr (province) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| province (preferred, C) |
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from 1930 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Административный округ Асир.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 108179 |
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