Asir region

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administrative region of Saudi Arabia city ethnic group historical region mountain mountain range national park traditional interior wall decoration style

The Asir region is a mountainous, relatively lush and temperate area in southwestern Saudi Arabia known for its terraced agriculture, distinctive architecture, and cultural heritage.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form Occurrences
Asir Region 4
Abha 0
Al-Qatt Al-Asiri wall art 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
city ⓘ
city ⓘ
city ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
national park ⓘ
traditional interior wall decoration style ⓘ
agriculturalPractice terrace farming ⓘ
agriculturalProduct coffee ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
borders Yemen ⓘ
climate more humid than much of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
relatively temperate ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
hasCapital Abha ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Al-Qatt Al-Asiri wall art ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Asiri people ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Jabal Sawda ⓘ
hasMajorCity Abha ⓘ
Bisha ⓘ
Khamis Mushait ⓘ
hasMountainRange Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Asir National Park ⓘ
knownFor colorful wall paintings ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
distinctive traditional architecture ⓘ
flower crowns worn by men ⓘ
terraced agriculture ⓘ
traditional stone and mud-brick houses ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
southwestern Saudi Arabia ⓘ
locatedOn Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
partOf Saudi Arabia ⓘ
primaryRegion Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
region Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
timeZone Arabia Standard Time ⓘ
vegetation relatively lush ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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Tihamah → adjacentTo → Asir region ⓘ
Al Bahah Region → borderedBy → Asir region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asir Region
Hejaz → borders → Asir region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asir Region
Makkah Province → borders → Asir region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asir Province
Najd → borders → Asir region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asir
Arabian Peninsula → contains → Asir region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asir Region
Saudi Arabia → hasRegion → Asir region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asir Region
Asir region → locatedIn → Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Abha
Asir region → locatedIn → Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Asir National Park
Asir region → locatedIn → Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Bisha
Asir region → locatedIn → Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Jabal Sawda
Asir region → locatedIn → Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Khamis Mushait
Asir region → locatedIn → Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Sarawat Mountains
Asir region → primaryRegion → Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Asiri people
Asir region → region → Asir region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Al-Qatt Al-Asiri wall art