Al Shimasiyah | |
Native Name: | محافظة الشماسية |
Settlement Type: | Governorate |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Al-Qassim Region |
Founder: | Al Shammas bin Ghanem |
Population Total: | 10605 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone Dst: | EAT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Al-Shamasiyah Governorate is one of the governorates of the Al-Qassim region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is the eastern front of Al-Qassim. The governorate is famous for its cultivation, especially palm trees, and is considered a tourist destination for residents and visitors to the area in the spring.
The governorate is classified as Category B, and a number of villages and centers are affiliated to it. The governor is Fahd bin Radi Al-Radi. Shammasiya has a population of approximately 15,000.
A village complex for the Shamasiyah governorate was approved in the budget of the fiscal year 1397/1398 AH and began its work on Muharram 1, 1398 AH. With its services, it included the governorate of Oyoun Al-Jawa in the north, the center of Uqlat Al-Suqur in the west, and the center of Drayeh in the south. When the number of municipalities increased, the municipality's services were limited to the governorate of Al-Shamasiyah and its affiliated villages, extending north and south with a length of, starting from the center of Umm Hazm in the south to the center of Nabqiah in the north and extending east and west with a length of, starting from The revolutionaries ran from the east to the orphan in the west.
Shamsiya governorate depends on agriculture, especially palm and wheat. It is considered an oasis filled with palm trees, and its people depend on growing wheat in the rain.