Al Madinah Region

Medina (Arabic المدينة المنورة, DMG al - Madina al - Munawwara ) is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. It is located in the west of the country. Medina has 1,747,000 inhabitants ( 2010), the area of ​​the province is 151,990 km ². The population density is 11.50 inhabitants per square kilometer. Medina is bordered clockwise by the provinces of Tabuk, Ha'il, Al- Qasim, ar -Riyad and Mecca.

The provincial capital is Medina after Mecca is also the holiest site in Islam. Other large cities are Yanbu ' al Bahr and Badr Hunayn. Provincial governor, Prince Abdulaziz ibn Majid.