Faqah

Faqah
فقعة
Country  Saudi Arabia
Province Asir
Government
 • Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Elevation 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population (1970)
 • Total 2,000
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EAT)

Faqah, (Arabic: فقعة‎) is an old village in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir, Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 2,000 (1970). It is connected with the main road by a 10 Kilometer.[1] In the 1970s a large number of the people of Faqah left the village and immigrated in many directions in Bilad al-Musa.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula Volume 2 p18،
  2. ↑ al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily ((Republished 2001)). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9960-39969-9. Check date values in: |year= (help)

Coordinates: 18°54′37.36″N 41°59′57″E / 18.9103778°N 41.99917°E / 18.9103778; 41.99917

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