al-Namas | |
Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | 'Asir Province |
Coordinates: | 19.12°N 42.13°W |
Elevation M: | 2385 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 53908 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Area Code: | +966 17 |
Al-Namas (Arabic: النماص) is a governorate in 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia about north of Abha.
Al-Namas is slightly wetter than Abha, with about 10mm30mm higher average monthly rainfall from February to April and about 5mm15mm lower monthly rainfall during September and October.
The Al-Namas Branch of Bisha University includes a Community College, a College of Arts & Sciences for male students and another for girls, and a College of Health Sciences for Girls. Al-Namas also has a technical college which offers vocational training for boys.
After student protests over conditions at the Abha campus of King Khalid University on 6 and 7 March 2012 and a follow-up sit-in on 10 March calling for the head of the university to resign, protests also occurred in the al-Namas campus of the university.