Al Hawiyah is a town in
Makkah Province
The Mecca Province ( ar, مِنْطَقَة مَكَّة '), also known as the Mecca Region, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. It is the third-largest province by area at and the most populous with a population of 8,557,766 as of 201 ...
, located 15 km (9.3 miles) from
Ta'if
Taif ( ar, , translit=aṭ-Ṭāʾif, lit=The circulated or encircled, ) is a city and governorate in the Makkan Region of Saudi Arabia. Located at an elevation of in the slopes of the Hijaz Mountains, which themselves are part of the Sarat M ...
. It was a small suburb in the past. Currently it has expanded to include more than 15 residential neighborhoods, with an area of 80 km
2 (30.88 mi
2) and is inhabited with many different classes of Saudi society. The population of Al Hawiya in 2010 was about 200,000 according to the last national census. Nowadays, Al Hawiyah is considered as an emerging vibrant area with many government facilities. And currently known as North of Ta'if city.
Al Hawiya is about 214 km (150 miles) from
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Accessed 12 May 2011.
Landmarks
* Palace of King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, whose buildings were annexed to
Ta'if University.
* Palace of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
* Palace of Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
* Palace of Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
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King Fahad Air Base
King Fahad Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الملك فهد الجوية) ( ICAO: OETF) (KFAB) is a Royal Saudi Air Force military base located in Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Overview
Operational Aircraft:
Eurofighter Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoo ...
(KFAB).
* King Abdullah Air Defense College.
*
Ta'if University.
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Ta'if Regional Airport
Taif Regional Airport is an airport in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The airport is located 30 km to the east of Taif and 70 km from Mecca. The airport is considered important in Saudi aviation history as it witnessed the first landing of Ibn Sa ...
.
* King Fahd Sport City.
* King Faisal Park
* King Khalid Equestrian Square.
* InterContinental Taif Hotel.
* New National Guard Hospital.
* National Guard Housing.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
The following is a list of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia.
Alphabetical list of cities and towns
References
Central Department of Statistics and Information
{{Portal, Saudi Arabia
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Regions of Saudi Arabia
The Provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as Regions, and officially the Emirates of the Provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
History
After the unification ...
References
Populated places in Mecca Province
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