Abha
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| State : | Saudi Arabia |
| Province : | Asir |
| Coordinates : | 18 ° 13 ′ N , 42 ° 30 ′ E |
| Height : | 2270 m |
| Residents : | 286.234 |
Abha ( Arabic أبها, DMG Abhā ) is the capital of the Asir Province in southwest Saudi Arabia . It has a little over 200,000 inhabitants (2004 census: 201,912 inh., 2012 calculation: 286,234 in.).
geography
The city lies at an altitude of 2200 meters on a plain on the western edge of the Hejaz Mountains . It is surrounded by several high mountains and is not far from the green valley of Wadi Abha , which is filled with gardens and fields.
The distance to the Red Sea in the west is 80 kilometers, to Riyadh in the northeast it is 850 kilometers.
history
Abha was liberated from Ottoman rule after the end of the First World War and came under the control of the Wahhabis , a particularly strict Islamic movement , in 1920 by Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud .
Attractions
In the largest of the four districts there is an old fortress.
traffic
Abha Airport (Khamis Mushayat) ( IATA airport code AHB) provides flight connections with Dammam , Jeddah , Jazan , Cairo , Riyadh , Sharurah and Taif . The coastal road, completed in 1979, connects Abha with Jeddah.
Web links
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