Rifa and Southern Region ( ar, الرفاع والمنطقة الجنوبية ''Ar-Rifāʿ wal-Minṭaqat al-Janūbīyah'') was a

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in the southern part of the country. Its territory is now in the

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and Southern Governorates. Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah's population in 2001 was 79,985.

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