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	Jizan Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jizan (Arabic: جيزان) is a province of Saudi Arabia.
		The Al-Sarawat mountains inland are a continuation of the mountains of Ethiopia and the Rift Valley.
		Though the climate on the highlands is similar to the relatively wetter climate of 'Asir, the coastal regions of Jizan province are part of Tihamah, probably the hottest place in the world, with mean maximum temperatures ranging from 40°C (104°F) in July to 31°C (88°F) in January.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jizan_province (290 words)

	Jizan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jizan (or Jazan) (Arabic: جيزان) is the capital of the Jizan Province in the far south-west of Saudi Arabia.
		Saudi Arabia annexed 'Asir, Najran, and Jizan from Yemen in 1934.
		In the later years, the area was in the front line of the war with the Yemen and the Saudi forces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jizan (135 words)

	The Saudi Arabian Information Resource - Jizan
		Jizan lies on the Red Sea, in the south-west of the Kingdom.
		Jizan area consists of fertile plains, forests and mountains.
		Jizan is one of the Kingdom's richest agricultural regions, remarkable for both the quality and variety of its agricultural produce.
	www.saudinf.com /main/a889.htm (180 words)

	Saudi Ports Authority
		Jizan Port is ideally situated on the southern Red Sea coast and is very close to the main east/west sea-trade routes to Europe, the Far East and Arabian Gulf.
		Jizan also has excellent road access to the hinterland container depots & thus is able to serve the whole of the Arabian Peninsula's southeast.
		Jizan Port is a modern, well-equipped, deep-water port with a highly skilled work force ensuring a quick efficient turn around of vessels at every opportunity.
	www.ports.gov.sa /section/full_story.cfm?aid=280&catid=63 (92 words)

	Editorial A Program for the Reduction of Oral Cancer in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia
		The goals are to eliminate the use of shamma and reduce the level of oral cancer in Jizan Province.
		The average age of a patient from Jizan with oral cancer was 60 years.
		Jizan was the source of over 35.4% of all the habit-proximity oral cancer sites, even though the Province has only 6% of the population of Saudi Arabia.
	www.kfshrc.edu.sa /annals/203_204/00-121R.htm (1618 words)

	UFO Falls In Jizan Region Of Saudi Arabia By Mahmoud Ahmad Arab News Staff Writer Arab News © 2003 All rights ...
		, 10 June 2003 - Jizan Governor Prince Muhammad ibn Nasser has denied that an unidentified object that reportedly fell to earth in the region was part of a spy plane.
		Newspaper reports had stated, citing experts, that the object observed by a number of residents in Arraith town, about 220 km northeast of Jizan, on Monday could have been part of a spy plane that had encroached on Saudi air space.
		An old mass grave with the remains of people killed in battles was also found in the area.
	www.rense.com /general38/ufofalls.htm (635 words)

	Did the Bible come from Arabia
		Perhaps Ezion-geber was Jizan, a seaport near the border of Yemen.
		Jizan is also close to the only area in the whole of Saudi Arabia which is suitable for agriculture.
		In his opinion it was situated to the north of Jizan, on the main road between Kadas (Kadesh) and Al Abu Tur (Shur).
	home-3.tiscali.nl /~meester7/engarabia.html (2099 words)

	The Saudi Arabian Information Resource - Commercial Port at Jizan
		The commercial port at Jizan, which is the main port in the south of the country, imported 100,000 tons in 1975 (1395 AH).
		In 1987 (1407/08 AH), Jizan port was visited by 122 ships.
		In 1994 (1414/15 AH), Jizan was visited by 678 vessels and imported 310,005 tons.
	www.saudinf.com /main/g43.htm (102 words)

	Saudi Arabia's mystery virus traced to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The authorities in Jizan province imposed emergency measures after cases of the
		Jizan province lies around 300km from the coast of Africa across the Red Sea.
		The town of Jizan is known for its heat and humidity at this time of year which, combined with recent seasonal heavy rains, makes it an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
	www.somaliawatch.org /archivejuly/000918102.htm (242 words)

	USATODAY.com - Man wanted by FBI dies in Saudi shootout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		JIZAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Blood and bullets littered the halls Wednesday of a Saudi apartment building where a shootout with security forces left three suspected militants dead, including an al-Qaeda suspect wanted by the United States.
		Jizan had been a site of earlier sweeps in the anti-terror crackdown.
		Jizan is near Saudi Arabia's porous, 1,116-mile border with Yemen, a tribal country where illegal arms trading is rampant.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2003-09-24-saudi-shootout_x.htm (728 words)

	BBC News \| MIDDLE EAST \| Saudi Arabia's mystery virus traced
		A spokesman for the Saudi health authorities said the disease had been transmitted by sheep and a large number of animals had died recently in Jizan.
		The authorities in Jizan province imposed emergency measures after cases of the disease were detected
		The farming population lives in round huts made of branches and often sleep outdoors because of the heat.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/929107.stm (349 words)

	Jizan & Farasan Island, Saudi Arabia, interesting information and many pictures. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jizan covers an area of 40,000 square kilometers, including some 5,000 villages and cities.
		The city of Jizan is situated on the Red Sea coast.
		Attached to Jizan are 100 islands, including the important Eco island of Farasan.
	www.gerbino-family.com /mygerbinosearch/AboutSAS3.html (230 words)

	BBC News \| MIDDLE EAST \| Mystery disease strikes Saudi Arabia
		The town of Jizan, near the Yemeni border, is known for its heat and humidity at this time of year, combined with recent seasonal heavy rains makes it an ideal breeding ground for mosquitos.
		The town of Jizan is home to a large number of expatriates, from Africa, South Asia, the Far East and Yemen.
		Doctors in the Gulf countries often point to an increase in the incidents of diseases at this time of year because of what they call a crossroad of germs, with expatriates from around the world converging on their adopted home.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/928205.stm (278 words)

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		It said a team of experts had been sent to the region to spray the mosquito-infested areas and to dispose of dead livestock.
		Saudi newspapers on Saturday reported up to 30 deaths in Jizan, near the Yemeni border, from a mysterious disease which affected the area and that specimens had been sent for analysis to Washington [probably Atlanta], London and Riyadh.
		The authorities in Jizan province imposed emergency measures after cases of the disease were detected The disease can cause bleeding from the mouth, ears and nose, eye lesions and encephalitis but symptoms more usually resemble those of influenza.
	www.promedmail.org /pls/askus/f?p=2400:1001:183627::::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_ARCHIVE_NUMBER,F2400_P1001_USE_ARCHIVE:1001,20000917.1592,Y (1000 words)

	Saudi policeman, 3 militants killed -DAWN - Top Stories; September 24, 2003
		RIYADH, Sept 23: At least one Saudi policeman and three militants were killed on Tuesday in a shootout at a hospital compound in the south of the kingdom, the latest in a series of clashes involving suspected Al Qaeda members.
		The poor mountainous Jizan province is a stronghold for militants and is also notorious for arms smuggling.
		Jizan is home to some of the 15 Saudi hijackers in the Sept 11, 2001, attacks on the United States landmarks, which Osama has implied Al Qaeda was responsible for.
	www.dawn.com /2003/09/24/top9.htm (343 words)

	Saudi Arabia: Studies to Make Jizan a Free Port - Zawya.com \| Middle East Business News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		JEDDAH, 13 May 2004 —; Jizan Governor Prince Muhammad ibn Nasser has emphasized the need for using Jizan Port to promote the industrial and economic development in the region.
		“Jizan port could play an important role in boosting trade and industry in the region,” the minister said.
		Speaking to reporters after opening a seminar on industrial investment in Jizan, Prince Muhammad said the recent terrorist attacks in Riyadh and Yanbu would not affect the Kingdom’s march to development.
	www.zawya.com /story.cfm?id=ZAWYA20040513080724 (251 words)

	Terrorist Killed in Jizan Was on FBI Wanted List
		JEDDAH, 25 September 2003 — Sultan Jibran Al-Qahtani, one of the three terror suspects killed in a Jizan shootout on Tuesday, was wanted by the FBI in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States.
		Tuesday’s police raid on a flat at King Fahd Hospital compound in Jizan was intended to capture militants planning a terror attack, according to an official statement.
		Jizan Governor Prince Muhammad ibn Nasser said there were no Americans or Britons in the compound, which housed about 3,000 hospital staff including Saudis and expatriates.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=1§ion=0&article=32545&d=25&m=9&y=2003 (590 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > America's War on Terror -- Militant linked by FBI to terror threats ...
		JIZAN, Saudi Arabia – The latest dramatic raid in Saudi Arabia's crackdown on Islamic militants killed three suspects, including an alleged al-Qaeda operative wanted by the FBI for terror threats against the United States.
		Six days before the second anniversary of Sept. 11, the FBI issued a bulletin saying it was searching worldwide for al-Rimi, along with another Saudi, a Moroccan and a Tunisian in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States.
		Jizan, 600 miles south of the capital, Riyadh, had been a site of earlier sweeps in the anti-terror crackdown.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/terror/20030924-1416-saudi-hospitalattack.html (927 words)

	Ain-Al-Yaqeen - February 28, 2003 - Article 2
		The Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General was welcomed at Jizan regional airport by Prince Mohammed Ibn Nasser Ibn Abdul Aziz, the governor of Jizan region, Prince Fahd Ibn Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, Assistant Minister of Defence and Aviation for Civil Aviation Affairs.
		The Jizan Airport was constructed in early 1982.
		Prince Sultan Ibn Abdul Aziz then attended the luncheon banquet held by the governorate of Jizan in his honour, and was welcomed by Prince Mohammed Ibn Nasser Ibn Abdul Aziz.
	www.ain-al-yaqeen.com /issues/20030228/feat2en.htm (2726 words)

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		Most of the problems were recognized in the regions close to the mountains, where terraced agriculture utilizes the rainfall catchment in the narrow wadi clefts and valleys.
		Whether this current outbreak of disease is the result of a recent introduction or is an extremely rare epizootic occurrence in an existing enzootic area is not known at present.
		The simultaneous appearance of foci of RVF activity in Jizan Province of Saudi Arabia and in many of the wadis in Yemen, from the Saudi border southwards, does suggest the simultaneous emergence of RVF virus at widely distant foci.
	www.fao.org /docrep/003/x9550e/X9550E03.htm (3587 words)

	Saudi Arabia: Electrical projects in Jizan worth SR 2.8 billion - Zawya.com \| Middle East Business News
		From that date and up to the end of the year 2003 it implemented a large number of projects, the combined cost of which amounts to SR 708 million.
		Out of this amount, SR 360 million were spent on the expansion of the generating station in Jizan.
		The cost of providing electric power connections to new subscribers came to SR 174 million, in addition to the cost of implementing electric power distribution circuits in the border villages, which also came to about SR 150 million.
	www.zawya.com /story.cfm?id=ZAWYA20041222133451 (223 words)

	MD Travel Health - Saudi Arabia - vaccinations, meningitis, malaria prevention, and other health advice
		Malaria in Saudi Arabia: prophylaxis is recommended for Jizan, Al Madinah, Makkah, Asir, Najran, Tabuk, and Al Bahah provinces.
		Malaria is endemic to the low-lying coastal plains of southwest Saudi Arabia, primarily in the Jizan region extending up the coast to the rural area surrounding Jeddah, though not Jeddah itself.
		An outbreak of Rift Valley fever was reported from Jizan and Asir provinces in the southwestern part of the country in September 2000, resulting in 884 cases and 124 deaths as of February 2001.
	www.mdtravelhealth.com /destinations/asia/saudi_arabia.html (4269 words)

	Camels USA - Jizan
		Jizan is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina and now lives and teaches in San Jose, CA.
		In 1996, Jizan won "Belly Dancer of the Year" at the Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant.
		Jizan and her daughter, Bethlehem, won the "1997 Duet of the Year" award.
	www.angelfire.com /stars2/camelsusa/bio.html (166 words)

	Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever --- Saudi Arabia, August--October, 2000
		Suspected severe case-patients investigated to date resided in or visited the floodplains of the wadis (i.e., seasonal riverbeds) that emanate from the foothills of the Sarawat mountains and extend south of Jeddah to the border of Yemen (Figure 1).
		Of the 316 suspected cases, 304 (96%) have been reported from the southern coastal province of Jizan (1992 population: 860,000) and the contiguous Asir and Al Quenfadah health regions.
		Animal, human, and vector surveillance is being strengthened throughout the country, including establishment of central human and veterinary virology laboratories in Riyadh and Jizan, respectively.
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4940a1.htm (873 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- In hospital compound raid, Saudi authorities kill suspected al-Qaeda ...
		JIZAN, Saudi Arabia – Shell casings littered the hallways and blood stained the floors at a hospital housing compound Wednesday, a day after Saudi security forces killed three suspected al-Qaeda militants – including one sought by the FBI.
		In a shootout that lasted for hours, security forces stormed the compound seeking five militants who had barricaded themselves inside the three-story building, which houses many foreign hospital workers in southern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen.
		The fight involving automatic weapons and hand grenades ended Tuesday afternoon in Jizan, 600 miles south of the capital, Riyadh, an area where many people have cross-border tribal and family contacts in Yemen, the birthplace of Osama bin Laden.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20030924-0657-saudi-hospitalattack.html (698 words)

	Crown Prince Abdullah at Jizan agricultural forum
		Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz opened in Riyadh today a forum on agricultural investment in Jizan Province and the Tihama coastal plain.
		Visiting Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf said his organization is willing to continue the cooperation it began with the Kingdom in 1950, when Saudi experts conducted the feasibility study for the Jizan Dam.
		Since 1981, he said, FAO has successfully implemented four agreements with the Kingdom on technological cooperation, and in November 2001 signed the fifth of these five-year agreements.
	www.saudiembassy.net /2002News/News/CulDetail.asp?cIndex=971 (414 words)

	Saudi Forces Kill 4 Suspected Militants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At least one security official was also killed in several hours of shooting that followed a government raid on a meeting of suspected terrorists at a hospital housing complex near Jizan, about 600 miles south of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, the stations reported.
		A government statement aired on Saudi state television on Tuesday, said the early morning raid in Jizan was to capture militants planning a terror attack.
		Reports on the violence at Jizan were unclear and contradictory.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/987914/posts (529 words)

	Birding trip to Saudi Arabia
		On arrival in Jizan the mudflats produced a flurry of new birds with Crab Plover right by the vehicle and a selection of other shorebirds that included Lesser and Greater Sandplover and Terek Sandpiper.
		1-4 at Malaki Dam Lake, weighbridge wadi, Jizan and on the Farasan Islands.
		One of the commonest shorebirds at Jizan and on the Farasan Islands.
	www.osme.org /osmetrip/satrip5.html (3665 words)

	The Yemeni-Saudi Border Treaty, The Estimate, June 30, 2000
		Cannily, he asked the Saudi King to decide the border, and old King ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, traditional desert monarch that he was, felt obliged to be generous, since his defeated enemy had thrown himself upon the King’s mercy.
		That agreement, however, was never ratified; Hajri was soon replaced, and later that year Ibrahim Hamdi led a new coup and Yemen entered a long period of military rule with no parliament in place to ratify treaties formally.
		Many Saudis convinced themselves that Yemen and Jordan were engaged, with Iraq, in a plot to dismember the Kingdom: Saddam to take the oilfields, Yemen to reclaim Jizan and Najran, and King Hussein of Jordan to seek his ancestral domain in the Hejaz.
	www.theestimate.com /public/063000.html (2626 words)

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