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Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabiai
Regional Level Types
Al Jawf RegionRegion
Saudi ArabiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sakakah128,332 (2015)
Qurayyat102,903 (2016)
Ţubarjal40,019 (2012)
Şuwayr8,515 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
145809
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145809:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mintaqah Al Jawf
Other Languages:
Arabic:
منطقة الجوف, السعودية
French:
Jawf, Arabie saoudite
German:
Provinz al-Dschauf, Saudi-Arabien
Italian:
Al-Jawf, Arabia Saudita
Russian:
Эль-Джауф, Саудовская Аравия
Simplified Chinese:
焦夫省 , 沙特阿拉伯
Spanish:
Provincia de Yauf, Arabia Saudita
Belarusian:
Эль-Джаўф , Саудаўская Аравія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Эль-Джаўф
Bengali:
আল যাফ অঞ্চল
Bulgarian:
Ал-Джоуф, Саудитска Арабия
Catalan:
Província d'Al-Jawf, Aràbia Saudita
Cebuano:
Al Jawf
Croatian:
Džavf
Czech:
al-Džauf, Saúdská Arábie
Danish:
Al Jawf Region, Saudi-Arabien
Dutch:
Al Jawf, Saoedi-Arabië
Egyptian Arabic:
منطقه الجوف
Esperanto:
Regiono Ĝaŭfo
Estonian:
Al-Jawfi provints, Saudi Araabia
Farsi/Persian:
جوف, عربستان سعودی
Finnish:
Al Jawf, Saudi-Arabia
Greek:
Επαρχία Τζωφ, Σαουδική Αραβία
Gujarati:
અલ જૉફ પ્રદેશ
Hebrew:
מחוז אל-ג'וף, ערב הסעודית
Hindi:
जौफ़ प्रान्त, सउदी अरब
Hungarian:
Dzsauf tartomány , Szaúd-Arábia
Indonesian:
Provinsi Jauf, Arab Saudi
Japanese:
ジャウフ州, サウジアラビア
Kannada:
ಅಲ್ ಜಾವ್ಫ್ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
Kapampangan:
Al Jawf
Korean:
자우프주 , 사우디아라비아
Latvian:
Džaufas mintaka, Saūda Arābija
Lithuanian:
Džaufo emyratas, Saudo Arabija
Malay:
Wilayah Al Jawf
Malayalam:
അൽ ജൗഫ് പ്രവിശ്യ
Marathi:
अल जौफ प्रदेश
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ǧauf Séng
Norwegian:
Al Jawf , Saudi-Arabia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Al Jawf-regionen
Polish:
Al-Dżauf , Arabia Saudyjska
Portuguese:
Jaufe , Arábia Saudita
Punjabi:
ਜੌਫ਼ ਸੂਬਾ
Romanian:
Provincia Al Jawf, Arabia Saudită
Scots:
Al Jawf Province
Serbian:
Ел Џауф, Саудијска Арабија
Sinhalese:
අල් ජෝෆ් කලාපය
Sundanese:
Propinsi Al-Jawf
Swedish:
Al Jawf, Saudiarabien
Tamil:
அல் ஜாவ்ப் பகுதி
Telugu:
అల్ జాఫ్ ప్రాంతం
Thai:
แคว้นอัลเญาฟ์, ประเทศซาอุดีอาระเบีย
Turkish:
Cevf Bölgesi, Suudi Arabistan
Ukrainian:
Ель-Джауф, Саудівська Аравія
Urdu:
صوبہ الجوف
Uyghur:
جوف ئۆلكىسى
Vietnamese:
Al Jawf , Ả Rập Saudi
Volapük:
Cäufiän
Waray:
Al Jawf
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ جوف
Wu Chinese:
焦夫省


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Fossils

There are 38 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences38
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed412 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tokça1528.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Tokça - Üçtepeler428.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Hammamiyat7412.3 - 393.3 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Favosites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Astrocoenia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Astrocoenia28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Favites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Montastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Mycetophyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Mycetophyllia28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Porites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Stylophora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Tarbellastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Tarbellastraea28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Trachyphyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Trachyphyllia28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Michelinoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Michelinoceras412.3 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Costellamussiopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Costellamussiopecten28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Leptodesma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Leptodesma412.3 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Goniophora
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Goniophora412.3 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Knoxiella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Knoxitidae : Knoxiella407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Fistulipora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Fistuliporidae : Fistulipora412.3 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Lingula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Anathyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Anathyris412.3 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Hysterolites
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : Hysterolites412.3 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Mussismilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Mussismilia28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Turbonitella sigana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritopsidae : Turbonitella : Turbonitella sigana412.3 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Ampullinopsis crassatina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullinopsis : Ampullinopsis crassatina28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Globularia gibberosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Globularia : Globularia gibberosa28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Pecten (Amussiopecten) labadyei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Amussiopecten : Pecten (Amussiopecten) labadyei28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Stylophora conferta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora : Stylophora conferta28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Stylophora thirsiformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora : Stylophora thirsiformis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Baltisphaeridium
genus
Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Baltisphaeridium407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Veryhachium
genus
Veryhachium407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Leiofusa
genus
Leiofusa407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Samarisporites
genus
Samarisporites407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Geminispora lemurata
species
Geminispora : Geminispora lemurata407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Prototaxites
genus
Prototaxites407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jawf_Region
Wikidata ID:Q1471266
GeoNames ID:109470

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