Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)

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| official_name = {{lang|ar|ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة}}

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| caption1 = Prophet's Mosque

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Medina

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| area_total_km2 = 151990

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| postal_code_type = ISO 3166-2

| postal_code = SA-03

| leader_title1 = Governor

| leader_name1 = Salman bin Sultan

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The Medina Province ({{langx|ar|مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة|Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah}}) is a province (minṭaqah) of Saudi Arabia on the country's western side along the Red Sea coast. It has an area of {{cvt|151,990|km}} and a population of 2,389,452 (2022 Census){{Cite web |url=https://www.stats.gov.sa/sites/default/files/population_characteristics_surveysar.pdf|title=Population Characteristics surveys |year=2017 |publisher=General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia) }} subdivided into seven muḥafaẓat (governorates):

The regional capital is Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam.{{cite web|title=Medina|url=http://trawellguide.com/travel-guide-destination.php?id=2545&title=Medina|publisher=Trawell Guide|access-date=25 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414075301/http://trawellguide.com/travel-guide-destination.php?id=2545&title=Medina|archive-date=14 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Other cities in the province include Yanbu and Badr. The province also contains Mada'in Salih, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.{{cite web | title = USESCO and Saudi Arabia: A Snapshot Picture |publisher=UNESCO |url=http://www.unesco.org/eri/cp/factsheets/SAU_facts_figures.pdf |access-date=2012-11-17}}

Population

{{historical populations|11=1992|12=1,084,947|13=2004|14=1,512,724|15=2010|16=1,781,733|17=2022|18=2,389,452|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/saudiarabia/cities/|title=Saudi Arabia: Regions & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|website=www.citypopulation.de}}|align=middle}}

Governors

Muhammad bin Abdulaziz (1926–1954){{cite web|title=Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz |url=https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bbm%3A978-0-312-29962-0%2F1.pdf|publisher=Springer|access-date=13 August 2020}}
Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz (1965–1985){{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz (1986–1999){{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1999–2005){{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
Abdulaziz bin Majid (2005–2013){{cite news|url=http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?m=gcc_press&id=2243672&cnt=171&lang=en&PHPSESSID=8|title=Governor of Madinah Province Receives UN Under-Secretary-General - gcc_press|newspaper=Gulf in the Media|date=6 June 2010|access-date=25 August 2012}}
Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2013–2023){{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
Salman bin Sultan (2023–present){{Cite web |title=Saudi King Orders Appointment of Faisal bin Salman as Special Adviser, Salman bin Sultan as Governor of Madinah Region |url=https://english.aawsat.com/node/4725001 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=english.aawsat.com |language=en}}