Najran Province
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نجران Najran Province
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Capital | Najran |
| surface | 149,511 km² |
| Residents | 581,789 (2010) |
| density | 3.9 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | SA-10 |
| Website | e-najran.gov.sa |
| politics | |
| governor | Jalawi ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Saud |
Coordinates: 17 ° 30 ' N , 44 ° 8' E
Najran ( Arabic نجران, DMG Naǧrān , sometimes also Nadjran or Najran ; Old South Arabic ngrn ) is a province in southwestern Saudi Arabia with 581,789 inhabitants (as of 2015) and an area of 149,511 square kilometers.
The capital of the same name, Najran, is located in a large valley oasis . The province is bordered by Asir in the west, Yemen in the south and Rub al-Kali in the east. In addition to grazing, wheat , millet and fruit are grown in the oases .
The area is in the 7th century BC. . AD was first mentioned. At that time it was under the influence of the Sabeans of Ma'rib or the other South Arabian empires. In the 5th and 6th centuries there was a large Christian community here.
In 1982 the Najran Dam was built here.
The Christians of Najran
The Christians of Najran belonged to the Arab tribe of the Banu l-Harith ibn Ka'b (also: Balharith) and were particularly supporters of Monophysite Christianity. The prosperous and fertile Najran, through which two important caravan routes led, became the holy city of the Christian Arabs at the time of the Byzantine influence in the region (525-570). The Persian conquest of southern Arabia in 570 and the rise of Islam had a major impact on the region. With Mohammed , the Christians reached a protection agreement in 631 under which they were allowed to continue practicing their religion at a tribute payment . They were expelled from Najran under the Umar Caliphate (633–644).
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- ↑ Irfan Shahîd: Art. Nadjrān , in: Encyclopaedia of Islam , New Edition, Vol. 7 (1993), pp. 871f.
