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Mecca Province

Province

Mecca Province is one of thirteen provinces of Saudi Arabia, located in the historic Hejaz region with an extended Red Sea coastline. Its capital is Mecca, and the 2022 census recorded a population of 7,769,994 across an area of 153,148 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Mecca 1
Population
7,769,994 1
2022 census figure from Mecca Province's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Area (sq km)
153,148 1
Latitude
21.5 degrees north 1
Longitude
41 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Jeddah, Cities

Jeddah is the largest city in Mecca Province, but its provincial capital is Mecca city, not Jeddah.

Source Jeddah (Wikipedia)
Mecca, Cities

Mecca is the capital of Mecca Province.

Source Mecca (Wikipedia)
Saudi Arabia, Countries

Mecca Province is a province of Saudi Arabia.

Source Mecca Province (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Mecca, Cities

Mecca is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province.

Source Mecca (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Mecca Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Mecca
  • Lead section
    It is the third-largest province by area at 153,128 km2 (59,123 sq mi) and the second most populous with 7,769,994 inhabitants as of 2022.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    153148
  • Infobox, coordinates
    21.5 N 41.0 E
  • Part Of: Saudi Arabia, Lead paragraph
    Makkah Province, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia.
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Wikidata: Mecca Province
Wikidata Q234167, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Jeddah (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Jeddah, Infobox, Province field
Quote, Associated With: Jeddah, Infobox, Province field
Mecca Province
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Mecca (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Mecca, Infobox, Province field
    Mecca Province
  • Has Capital: Mecca, Infobox, Province field (capital-of support)
    Mecca Province
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