Qafeel

18°56′22″N 41°56′42″E / 18.939372°N 41.945028°E / 18.939372; 41.945028

Al-Qafeel
القفيل
Qafeel
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Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceAsir
Government
 • PrinceFaisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
5,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

Qafeel, (Arabic: القفيل) is a neighborhood in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir, Saudi Arabia. It is located at an elevation of 390 metres (1,280 ft) and has a population of 5,000. It is one of the largest neighborhoods of Bareq.[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 (2001). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9960-39969-9.

Bibliography

  • Umar Gharāmah al-ʻAmraw: al-Muʻjam al-jughrāfī lil-bilād al-ʻArabīyah al-Suʻūdīyah : bilād Bāriq, Jiddah 1399 A.H / 1978.
  • Maḥmoud ibn Muḥammad Al Shubaylī: Al-Shariq : fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq., Riyadh "2001 / 1422 A.H" ISBN 9960-39969-9
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