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18°52′20″N 42°00′35″E / 18.8722°N 42.0097°E / 18.8722; 42.0097

Place in Asir, Saudi Arabia
Qurayha القريحاء
al-Qurayha
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceAsir
Government
 • PrinceFaisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Elevation402 m (1,319 ft)
Population
 • Total4,556
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

Qurayha (also as al-Qurayha', al-Qaraiha, or al-Jaraihah, Arabic: القريحاء) is a neighborhood in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir, Saudi Arabia. It is located at an elevation of 402 metres (1,319 ft) and had a population of 4,556 in 2004. Qurayha was most important market (held on Sunday) of the neighbourhood. It is the capital of Musa ibn Ali tribe.


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References

  1. www.getamap.net،
  2. Al-riḥla al-yamāniyya P59
  3. A collection of First World War military handbooks of Arabia, 1913-1917 P246،
  4. Gazetteer of Arabia: A Geographical and Tribal History of the Arabian Peninsula P295،
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