Najran (formerly Aba as Sa'ud) (Arabic: نجران) is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the frontier with Yemen. It is the capital of Najran Province. Designated a New Town by the Saudi Government in 1965 Najran is one of the fastest-growing cities in the kingdom, its population having risen from 47,500 in (1974) and 90,983 in 1992 to 246,880 in 2004 (census figures}. Saudi Arabia annexed 'Asir, Najran, and Jizan from Yemen in 1934.

See also

• Greater Yemen
• Hadith of Mubahela

Cities in Saudi Arabia | New_towns

نجران