Shahar, Saudi Arabia

Shah'ar
شهار
Shahar

Agriculture in Shahar
Country  Saudi Arabia
Province Asir
Government
  Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Elevation 420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 2,000
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EAT (UTC+3)

Shahar, (also as Shah'ar, Arabic: شهار) is a village in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir, Saudi Arabia. It is located at an elevation of 420 metres (1,380 ft) and has a population of about 1,000 to 2,000.[1][2]

References

  1. Scoville, S. A. (1979). Gazetteer of Arabia : a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. OCLC 10452422.
  2. al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily ((Republished 2001)). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9960-39969-9. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Coordinates: 18°54′56″N 41°54′57″E / 18.915421°N 41.915824°E / 18.915421; 41.915824


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