Provinces

Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (manaatiq, sing. mintaqah), the majority named after the major city found in each:

• Al Bahah
• Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah
• Al Jawf
• Al Madinah
• Al Qasim
• Ar Riyad
• Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province)
• 'Asir
• Ha'il
• Jizan
• Makkah
• Najran
• Tabuk