Medina Province
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المدينة المنورة Medina
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Capital | Medina |
| surface | 151,990 km² |
| Residents | 2,061,383 (2015) |
| density | 14 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | SA-03 |
| politics | |
| governor | Faisal ibn Salman Al Saud |
Coordinates: 25 ° 0 ' N , 39 ° 30' E
Medina ( Arabic المدينة المنورة, DMG al-Madīna al-munawwara ) is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia . It is located in the west of the country. Medina has 2,061,383 inhabitants (as of 2015), the area of the province is 151,990 km². The population density is 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. Medina borders clockwise on the provinces of Tabuk , Ha'il , al-Qasim , ar-Riyad and Mecca , as well as the Red Sea .
The capital of the province is Medina , which is also the holiest place of Islam after Mecca . Other large cities are Yanbuʿ al-Bahr and Badr Hunain . Provincial governor is Faisal ibn Salman Al Saud .
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