Makkah Province

The Makkah Province (Arabic: مكة المكرمة‎ Makkah al-Mukarramah) is the maist muckle province o Saudi Arabie. It is locatit in the wastren Saudi Arabie an haes an extendit coastline. It haes an aurie o 164,000 km² an a population o 5,797,971 (2004 census). Its caipital is the saucrit ceety o Mecca an its lairgest ceety is Jeddah, which is an aa Saudi Arabie's main port ceety. Govrenors Prince Mishaal (1963-1971) Prince Fawwaz (1971- 1980) Prince Majid bin Abdul-Aziz (1980-1999) Prince Abdul-Majeed (1999-2007) Prince Khalid Al-Faisal (2007 - Present) Govrenorates The province is dividit intae 12 govrenorates (wi 2004 Census populations): Al-Jmumum (76,026) Al-Kamil (18,468) Al-Khurmah (38,600) Al-Lith (109,953) Al Qunfidhah (240,944) Ta'if (883,538) Jeddah (2,821,371) Khulays (49,919) Makkah Al-Mukarramah (1,402,944) Rabigh (68,538) Ranyah (44,229) Turubah (42,654) Freemit airtins Emirate o Mecca Province Archived 2010-01-31 at the Wayback Machine Offeecial wabsteid A travel through the province o Mecca, Splendid Arabia: A traivel steid wi photos an routes Umm Al Qura University in Mecca Archived 2009-11-18 at the Wayback Machine