Tabarjal (
Arabic
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:طبرجل) is an important town in northern
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
. The nearest big city is
Qurayyat. Tabarjal is one of the major modern towns in the region of
Al-Jawf, where it has for over forty years organized the settlement project and dug
wells
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.
Economy
State distribution of agricultural land extends to the west at the
Jordan
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ian border and to the east to
Sakakah
Sakākā () is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia which is the capital of Al Jawf Province. It is located just to the north of the An Nafud desert. Sakakah had a population of 242,813 at the 2010 census.
History
Sakakah is an oasis town on an a ...
. Tabarjal is one of the most fertile sites in the region.
Etymology
Tabarjal may be named for a traveling merchant named Jaloud who is believed to have died in the surrounding area between 650 and 750 A.D.
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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Agriculture in Saudi Arabia
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References
Populated places in Al-Jawf Province
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