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Jazan Region, Saudi Arabiai
Regional Level Types
Jazan RegionRegion
Saudi ArabiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jizan105,198 (2014)
Şabyā54,108 (2012)
Abū ‘Arīsh49,171 (2012)
Şāmitah26,945 (2012)
Farasān10,527 (2012)
Al Jarādīyah7,396 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
145812
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145812:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Jizan Region; Mintaqah Al Jizan
Other Languages:
Arabic:
منطقة جازان, السعودية
French:
Jizan, Arabie saoudite
German:
Provinz Dschāzān, Saudi-Arabien
Italian:
Jazan, Arabia Saudita
Russian:
Джизан, Саудовская Аравия
Simplified Chinese:
吉赞省, 沙特阿拉伯
Spanish:
Provincia de Jizán, Arabia Saudita
Belarusian:
Джызан , Саудаўская Аравія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Джызан
Catalan:
Província de Jizan, Aràbia Saudita
Cebuano:
Jizan Region
Czech:
Džizán, Saúdská Arábie
Dutch:
Jizan, Saoedi-Arabië
Egyptian Arabic:
منطقه جازان
Esperanto:
Regiono Ĝajzano
Estonian:
Jīzāni provints, Saudi Araabia
Farsi/Persian:
استان جازان, عربستان سعودی
Finnish:
Jizan, Saudi-Arabia
Greek:
Επαρχία Τζιζάν, Σαουδική Αραβία
Hindi:
जाज़ान प्रान्त, सउदी अरब
Hungarian:
Dzsízán tartomány, Szaúd-Arábia
Indonesian:
Provinsi Jizan, Arab Saudi
Japanese:
ジーザーン州, サウジアラビア
Korean:
지잔주, 사우디아라비아
Lithuanian:
Džizano provincija, Saudo Arabija
Malay:
Jizan
Malayalam:
ജിസാൻ പ്രവിശ്യ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ǧāzān Séng
Norwegian:
Jizan, Saudi-Arabia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Jizan-regionen
Polish:
Dżizan, Arabia Saudyjska
Portuguese:
Jizan, Arábia Saudita
Romanian:
Provincia Jizan, Arabia Saudită
Scots:
Jizan Province
Serbian:
Џизан, Саудијска Арабија
South Azerbaijani:
جازان اوستانی
Sundanese:
Propinsi Jizan
Swedish:
Jizan, Saudiarabien
Traditional Chinese:
吉贊省
Turkish:
Cizan Bölgesi, Suudi Arabistan
Ukrainian:
Джизан, Саудівська Аравія
Urdu:
صوبہ جازان
Uyghur:
جازان ئۆلكىسى
Vietnamese:
Jizan, Ả Rập Saudi
Volapük:
Cisaniän
Waray:
Jizan
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ جاذان
Wu Chinese:
吉赞省


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Abbas - Kamaran122.588 - 0 Ma (Quaternary)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Conus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Latirus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Latirus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tridacna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Tridacna2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Erronea caurica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Erronea : Erronea caurica2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oliva miniacea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Miniaceoliva : Miniaceoliva miniacea2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Rhinoclavis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Rhinoclavis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Strombus : Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Erosaria erosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Erosaria : Erosaria erosa2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Conus arenatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus arenatus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Polinices mammilla
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : Polinices mammilla2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cerithium erythraeonense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : Cerithium erythraeonense2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Latirus polygonus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Latirus : Latirus polygonus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazan_Region
Wikidata ID:Q269973
GeoNames ID:105298

Localities in this Region

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African Plate
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate

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