Makkah Region

Mecca (Arabic مكة المكرمة, DMG Makka al - Mukarrama ) is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. It is located in the west of the country. Mecca has 6,468,886 inhabitants (2010), the area of ​​the province is 153,128 km ². So Mecca is the most populous province of Saudi Arabia. The population density is 42.24 inhabitants per square kilometer. Mecca bordered clockwise by the provinces of Medina, Riyadh, Asir, Baha and Jizan.

The provincial capital is Mecca, the holiest site of Islam. Jeddah is the largest city of the province, other major cities are Ta'if and al - Hawiyya. Province Governor Prince Khalid al Faisal ibn is Abd al - Aziz.