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Baljurashi ( ar, بَـلْـجُـرَشِي) or Biljurashi ( ar, بِـلْـجُـرَشِي) is a city in Al Bahah Region, south-western
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. It is located at around in the elevation of cca . It was the capital of the region which includes the tribes of
Ghamid The Ghamd (also transliterated as Ghamid, ar, غامد) is an Arab tribe of Azd tribe in Hejaz Region. History The tribe belongs to the Hejaz region, and it is considered one of the oldest tribe of Arabia according to genetic research and an ...
and Zahran. It is a medium-sized city in Al Bahah Region. The temperature usually varies between in winter and in summer. The best time for a visit is from mid-August till the end of September. Most of the native people of Baljurashi live outside it; however, a great number of them spend their summer vacations in the city, which explains the massive increase in population number during summer. The local people of Baljurshi have contributed to progress in Saudi Arabia as much as many other tribes. Some of the famous traders in Saudi Arabia are from Baljurashi. The people of Baljurashi are well-educated because Baljurashi was the enlightenment center in the south of Saudi Arabia and the center of the old trade route for hundreds of years. A large population from Baljurashi's locals have been known as academics in the universities and colleges throughout the kingdom. They are famous for their contribution to industrial and commercial firms in Saudi Arabia, especially the national oil firm ARAMCO, where many vice presidents are from Baljurashi. The place is considered to be a tribal city dominated by the Ghamidi tribe, which is one of the large tribes in Saudi Arabia. Ghamid tribe has been known since before the time of the Islamic ''Nabī'' ( ar, نَـبِي,
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, and many were '' muḥaddithūn'' ( ar, مُـحَـدِّثُـون, narrators or transmitters) to his sayings. "A major summer resort located on Sarah Mountains and one of the most beautiful southern cities on the road linking Taif with Abha. Its nice
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s like Raghadan makes you disbelieve that you are in Saudi
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. It is the land of one thousand and one watchtowers. Baljurashi is a sister town at the head of an ancient seasonal camel trail so steep that is named "
camel A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
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camel A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
steps of Baljourashi are a set of man-made steps that allowed camels to rise up this escarpment. They extend all of the way down to the bottom.""Al Baha City Profile."
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Hospital

Baljurashi Hospital is a Ministry of Health (MOH) owned and regulated public service hospital in the region of Al Baha. It is a 200-bed multispeciality hospital with an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), HDU, and well-equipped ER.


Wildlife

The ''nimr'' ( ar, نِـمْـر,
leopard The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant species in the genus '' Panthera'', a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, a ...
) was reported in Wadi Khatayn, south of Baljurashi, in 2002, and the species was confirmed by killings, several reports of sightings from different witnesses, livestock killed and the presences of tracks and signs. However, camera traps deployed there during 2002 and 2003 failed to obtain pictures of leopards.


See also

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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
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'Asir Region The ʿAsir Region ( ar, عَسِيرٌ, ʿAsīr, lit=difficult) is a region of Saudi Arabia located in the southwest of the country that is named after the ʿAsīr tribe. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,211,875 (2017). It is ...
** Asir Mountains *
Hejaz The Hejaz (, also ; ar, ٱلْحِجَاز, al-Ḥijāz, lit=the Barrier, ) is a region in the west of Saudi Arabia. It includes the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif, and Baljurashi. It is also known as the "Western Provin ...
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Hijaz mountains The Hijaz Mountains ( ar, جِبَال ٱلْحِجَاز, Jibāl al-Ḥijāz ()) or "Hejaz Range" is a mountain range located in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia. The range runs north and south along the eastern coast of the Red Sea, a ...


References

{{Saudi cities Populated places in Al-Bahah Province