Al-Namas Explained

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.

Climate

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.

Education

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.

Politics

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sixteenth Services Guide 2017 - Aseer Region. General Authority of Statistics.