Jizan

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Jizan

Total population

127,743

Elevation40 m

Coordinates16.89°, 42.56°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Jizan is a city and the capital of Jazan Province, which lies in the southwest corner of Saudi Arabia. Jizan is situated on the coast of the Red Sea and serves a large agricultural heartland that has a population of 173,919 as of 2022 and over 1.4 million, in the whole Jizan region. The city has a regional airport as well as the Jizan seaport. The area is noted for its high-quality production of fruits such as mangoes, figs, papayas, plums, and coffee.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Saud Kariri

Saudi Arabian footballer

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Abdullah Doshi

Saudi Arabian association football player

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Abdulaziz Al-Bishi

association football player

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Mousa Madkhali

association football player

Ensaf Haidar

Saudi human rights activist, wife of Raif Badawi

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Sami Al-Najei

association football player

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Ramzi Solan

association football player

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Salah Muhammed al-Tubaigy

professor in the criminal evidence department at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences; head of the Saudi Scientific Council of Forensics

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Alawi Taha Al-Safi

Writer, Author, Scholar

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Bandar Madkhali

Saudi businessman, actor and YouTuber

Saleh Al-Diwani

Yemeni writer and researcher

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

Nearby places in Jazan

• العرضه
  17.8 mi away
• Jakhirah
  21.7 mi away
• Uababuh
  30.5 mi away
• Boino
  1991 mi away
• Varoš
  2482.9 mi away · pop. 74
• Vaganac
  2486.6 mi away
• Mlakva
  2487.9 mi away · pop. 51
• Gorići
  2499.9 mi away · pop. 22
• Djebabra
  2752.5 mi away · pop. 3,403
• Aït Ghmat
  2754.3 mi away
• Aït Tachfine
  2754.8 mi away
• Aït Djellid
  2755.1 mi away

Browse all places in Jazan →

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 Jizan

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-02-27

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Seen 2026-02-27

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Seen 2026-02-27

Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Seen 2026-02-27

Black-headed Wagtail

Motacilla flava feldegg

Seen 2026-02-27

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Seen 2026-02-05

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Seen 2026-02-05

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Seen 2026-02-05

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Seen 2026-02-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).