Bishah

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Bishah

Total population

86,201

Air quality index

104Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Elevation1166 m

Coordinates20.00°, 42.60°

Demographic figures from General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bisha, also known as Qal`at Bishah, is a town in the south-western Saudi Arabian province, Asir. Bisha was its own province before merging with its neighboring province, Asir. Bisha has a population of 202,096 according to the 2022 Census in the governorate, with nearly 240 villages and 58 larger settlements that are spread out on both sides of the Bisha Valley. The city is located to the south of the Arabian Peninsula, which is almost entirely under the administration of the kingdom. It stands at an altitude of approximately 610 meters (2,000 ft.) above sea level.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

F

Fahad Al-Bishi

Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1965)

Hamdan Al-Bishi

Saudi Arabian sprinter

S

Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi

Saudi Arabian discus thrower

G

Gharam Al-Bishi

Saudi Arabian cleric

A

Anas ibn Mudrik

A

Awn Al-Saluli

Saudi association football player

A

Asma bint Anas ibn Mudrik

wife of Khalid ibn al-Walid

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Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd ibn Sālim Qaḥṭānī

Saudi researcher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in 'Asir

• حبرة
  156.5 mi away
• Dren
  1917.8 mi away
• Gorna Dikanya
  1918.5 mi away
• Dolna Dikanya
  1920.4 mi away
• Bosnek
  1921.5 mi away
• Chukovets
  1922.9 mi away
• Staro Selo
  1923.6 mi away
• Kasilag
  1924.8 mi away
• Kladnitsa
  1925.2 mi away
• Jedna
  1925.5 mi away
• Studena
  1925.8 mi away
• Jitusha
  1925.9 mi away

Browse all places in 'Asir →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bishah

Search results from Open Library.