Khawsh Explained

18.995°N 41.8987°W

Al-Khawsh
Native Name:الخوش
Official Name:Khawsh
Native Name Lang:ar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Saudi Arabia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Asir
Leader Title:Prince
Leader Name:Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Elevation M:350
Population Total:4,500
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EAT
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Khawsh, (also as), Arabic: الخوش) is a neighborhood in Bareq, Saudi Arabia. It's located at an elevation of 350 meters above sea level and has a population of 4,500. It was mentioned in the Dictionary of the Arabian Peninsula (1970 AD) "Al-Khosh Al-Shamaliya: A village in the subsidiary villages of the Emirate of Bariq, affiliated to the Emirate of the Abha region. It is located at an altitude of 395 meters above sea level, and is inhabited by between 500 and 2000 people. It is connected with the main road (Jeddah – Abha). And in the village there is a school and a shop". Al-Khosh Al-Janubiyah: A village in the sub-Emirate of Bariq, affiliated to the Emirate of Abha Region. It is located at an altitude of 368 meters above sea level, and is home to approximately 100 people. It is connected to the main road (Jeddah – Abha / Jazan), but it takes five minutes to get from the village to that road., It is connected with the main road by a 0.1 Kilometer. It's one of the largest neighborhoods of Bareq.[1]

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  1. Book: al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily . Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. 2001. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. 9960399699. 279.