Najran

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Najran (formerly Aba as Sa'ud) (Arabic: نجران) is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the frontier with Yemen. It is the capital of Najran Province. Designated a New town by the Saudi Government in 1965, Najran is one of the fastest-growing cities in the kingdom, its population having risen from 47,500 in (1974) and 90,983 in 1992 to 246,880 in 2004 (census figures}. Saudi Arabia annexed 'Asir, Najran, and Jizan from Yemen in 1934. The population belongs mostly to the ancient tribe of Yam.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najran
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Coordinates:   17°32'43"N   44°18'54"E

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