Al Jawf Region

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Al Jawf Region is an administrative area in northwestern Saudi Arabia known for its agricultural production, archaeological sites, and strategic location near the borders with Jordan and Syria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
region of Saudi Arabia
administrativeDivisionOf Saudi Arabia
bordersWith Jordan
Syria
capital Sakakah
climate desert climate
country Saudi Arabia
governorateType region
hasAgriculturalProduct dates
grapes
olives
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Islamic era
pre-Islamic era
hasBorderCrossing Al Hadithah border crossing
hasCity Dumat Al-Jandal
Qurayyat
Sakakah
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
trade
hasFeature fertile agricultural land
oases
hasHistoricalSignificance ancient trade routes
hasLandmark Dumat Al-Jandal archaeological site
Marid Castle
Dumat Al-Jandal
surface form: Oasis of Dumat Al-Jandal

Sakakah archaeological sites
Zaabal Castle
hasOasis Dumat Al-Jandal
surface form: Dumat Al-Jandal Oasis
knownFor agricultural production
archaeological sites
strategic location
language Arabic
locatedIn northwestern Saudi Arabia
locatedOn Arabian Peninsula
nativeNameLanguage ar
officialName Al Jawf Region self-link
partOf Saudi Arabia
religion Islam
timeZone Arabia Standard Time
UTCOffset +3

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saudi Arabia hasRegion Al Jawf Region
Northern Arabia hasSubregion Al Jawf Region
this entity surface form: Al-Jawf
Al Jawf Region officialName Al Jawf Region self-link
Tabuk Region partOf Al Jawf Region
this entity surface form: Northern Regions of Saudi Arabia
Najdi Arabic spokenIn Al Jawf Region
this entity surface form: Al-Jawf Region