Al Shimasiyah
محافظة الشماسية
Governorate
Al Shimasiyah Line view
Al Shimasiyah Line view
Official seal of Al Shimasiyah
Seal
The location of Al-Shamasiyah Governorate and other governorates in the Al-Qassim region
The location of Al-Shamasiyah Governorate and other governorates in the Al-Qassim region
CountrySaudi Arabia
RegionAl-Qassim Region
Founded byAl Shammas bin Ghanem
Population
 (2010)
 • Total10,605
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

Al-Shamasiyah Governorate is one of the governorates of the Al-Qassim region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is the eastern front of Al-Qassim. The governorate is famous for its cultivation, especially palm trees, and is considered a tourist destination for residents and visitors to the area in the spring.

Administrative division

The governorate is classified as Category B, and a number of villages and centers are affiliated to it. The governor is Fahd bin Radi Al-Radi. Shammasiya has a population of approximately 15,000.

Shammasiyah Municipality

A village complex for the Shamasiyah governorate was approved in the budget of the fiscal year 1397/1398 AH and began its work on Muharram 1, 1398 AH. With its services, it included the governorate of Oyoun Al-Jawa in the north, the center of Uqlat Al-Suqur in the west, and the center of Drayeh in the south. When the number of municipalities increased, the municipality's services were limited to the governorate of Al-Shamasiyah and its affiliated villages, extending north and south with a length of 100 km (62 mi), starting from the center of Umm Hazm in the south to the center of Nabqiah in the north and extending east and west with a length of 50 km (31 mi), starting from The revolutionaries ran from the east to the orphan in the west.

Affiliated states

  • Al Rubiyah
  • Al Nabqiyah
  • Umm Hazm
  • Umm Taliha
  • Al Sarout
  • Al Barjisyat
  • Al Rualiyah
  • Umm Sidrah
  • Al Rikiah
  • Al Aweqila
  • Al Ruwaidat
  • Al Duwaihra
  • Al Rikibinia
  • Al Mustawi

Economy

Shamsiya governorate depends on agriculture, especially palm and wheat. It is considered an oasis filled with palm trees, and its people depend on growing wheat in the rain.

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