Al-Hudud al-Shamaliyyah province
| al-Hudud ash-shamaliyya | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Capital | ʿArʿar |
| surface | 111,797 km² |
| Residents | 367,433 (2015) |
| density | 3.3 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | SA-08 |
| politics | |
| governor | Mishal ibn Abdallah Al Saud |
Coordinates: 30 ° 0 ' N , 42 ° 30' E
al-Hudud asch- schamaliyya [ ælħuˈduːd æʃːæmæːˈliːjæ ] ( Arabic الحدود الشمالية, DMG al-Ḥudūd aš-Šamālīya 'the northern border') is a province in Saudi Arabia . The province has an area of 111,797 square kilometers and 367,433 inhabitants (as of 2015). The capital is ʿArʿar . The province is located in the north of Saudi Arabia on the border with Iraq and Jordan . Neighboring provinces in Saudi Arabia are al-Sharqiyya , al-Qasim , Ha'il and al-Jauf .
Al-Hudud asch-schamaliyya is divided into three governorates ( muḥāfaẓāt ): ʿArʿar, Rafhaʿ and Turaif.
