![]() ![]() The region has a large population of Calligonum comosum plants, a woody shrub known as arta. The governor of the province from 1992 to 29 January 2015 was Prince Faisal bin Bandar, succeeded by Prince Faisal bin Mishaal.Īl Qassim also "Al Gassim" "Gassim" derived from the word "Qassimah" ( Arabic: قصيمة), a reference to قصائم الغضا, meaning the region's sand dunes from which the white saxaul trees grow. Its capital city is Buraydah, which is inhabited by approximately 60% of the region's total population. ![]() It has more than 400 cities, towns, villages, and Bedouin settlements, ten of which are recognized as governorates. It is the seventh most populated region in the country after Jizan and the fifth most densely populated. Īl-Qassim has the lowest share of population living below local poverty line in Saudi Arabia. It is known to be the "alimental basket" of the country, for its agricultural assets. ![]() Located at the heart of the country near the geographic center of the Arabian Peninsula, it has a population of 1,370,727 and an area of 58,046 km². The Qassim Province ( Arabic: منطقة القصيم Minṭaqat al-Qaṣīm, Najdi Arabic: ), also known as the Qassim Region, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. ![]()
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