Al Qunfudhah
Al-Qunfudhah
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| Nickname: The Ghadah of the South | |
Al-Qunfudhah Location in Saudi Arabia Al-Qunfudhah Al-Qunfudhah (Middle East) Al-Qunfudhah Al-Qunfudhah (West and Central Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 19°7′35″N 41°4′44″E / 19.12639°N 41.07889°E | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Makkah (Mecca) |
| Joined Saudi Arabia | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • City Governor | Fadha Al Bogami[1] |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• City | 42,447 (Al Qunfudhah town) |
| • Metro | 205,188 (Al Qunfudhah governate) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postal Code | (5 digits) |
| Area code | +966-17 |
Al Qunfudhah (Arabic: ٱلْقُنْفُذَة, romanized: Al-Qunfuḏah),[1] also known as Kunfuda, is a Saudi city in the region of the Tihamah on the coast of the Red Sea. Its population is the fourth largest in Makkah Province.[2] the area of the governate is estimated at 5,195 km²,[3]
History
The Ottoman Empire and Kingdom of Italy fought a naval battle off the coast of Al Qunfudhah in 1912.[4] The governor of the Yemen vilayet fled to Al Qunfudhah in July 1914, due to the strength of al-Idrisi's army.[5] Arabs forces took control of the city during the Arab Revolt in 1916.[6]
Geography and climate
Al Qunfudhah has a long summer from March until end October, then a short fall 4 weeks after that a winter or spring that what locals of Al Qunfudhah prefer to call it from November until February.[7]
| Climate data for Al-Qunfudhah | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.6 (108.7) |
41.8 (107.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
37.5 (99.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.4 (77.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) |
9 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
20 (0.8) |
18 (0.7) |
8 (0.3) |
7 (0.3) |
16 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
18 (0.7) |
24 (0.9) |
191 (7.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[8] | |||||||||||||
Population
The population of Al Qunfudhah is 205,188 people divided between urban and coastal villages and abandonment, representing about 2.7% of the population of the province, which comes in fourth place of the region after the province of Taif in terms of population from the year 2022 according to the 2022 census.[9]
- Jeddah Population 3,751,722 people.[10]
- Mekkah Population 2,427,924 people.[11]
- Al Ta'if Population 913,374 people.[12]
- AL Qunfudhah Population 205,188 people.[13]
Universities and academic centers
- Umm Al-Qura University ( Al Qunfudhah branch)[14]
- Al Qunfudhah Secondary Industrial Institute[15]
- Scientific Institute of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University ( Al Qunfudhah branch).[16]
Regional airport
On 5 December 2018, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal the foundation stone for Al Qunfudhah airport. The 24 million square metre airport will provide serves to three regions, seven governorates, and 50 administrative centres. The airport will officially open in 2021.[17]
In 2019 an agreement to establish the airport was signed between the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and Nesma and Partners Contracting Company.[18] The airport that will have the capacity to accommodate half a million passengers costs a total amount of SR840 million.[19]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Governor of Al Qunfudhah is promoted to the 15th degree". Al-Riyadh. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "population in the administrative region of Mokarramah-Al Makkah" (PDF). General authority of statistics.
- ^ "امارة منطقة مكة المكرمة". Makkah (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ DeLong-Bas 2022, p. 151.
- ^ Power 1918, p. 465.
- ^ Current History 1916, p. 785.
- ^ "Qunfudhah climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Qunfudhah weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ "Climate: Al-Qunfudhah". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Mecca Region (Saudi Arabia): Places in Governorates - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "امارة منطقة مكة المكرمة". www.makkah.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "امارة منطقة مكة المكرمة". www.makkah.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "امارة منطقة مكة المكرمة". www.makkah.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook - Ministry Statistics". www.moh.gov.sa. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Al-Qunfudhah Campus | Umm Al-Qura University". uqu.edu.sa. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "TVTC Al Qunfudhah". Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "المعهد العلمي في القنفذة". units.imamu.edu.sa. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "امارة منطقة مكة المكرمة". www.makkah.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Contract signed for implementing Qunfudah airport project". Saudi Gazette. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Contract signed for implementing Qunfudah airport project". Saudi Gazette. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
Works cited
Books
- DeLong-Bas, Natana (2022). Islam, Revival, and Reform: Redefining Tradition for the Twenty-First Century. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815637509.
Journals
- "World Events of the Month". Current History. 4 (5). University of California Press: 783–787. 1916. doi:10.2307/45327859. JSTOR 45327859.
- Power, Edmond (1918). "The National Problem in Arabia". Studies. 7 (27). Messenger of the Sacred Heart: 456–473. doi:10.2307/30093391. JSTOR 30093391.