Al Jawf

Al Jawf is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Al Hazm. Al Jawf Governorate borders ‘Amran Governorate to the west, Sanaa Governorate to the southwest, Ma’rib Governorate to the south, Hadhramaut Governorate to the east, Saudi Arabia to the northeast, and Saada Governorate to the north.

The Al-Jouf region is considered one of the most fertile regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As well as the Basitah Center – one of the Al-Jouf centers affiliated to Tabarjal town “the food basket of the Kingdom” due to the variety of its crops. Because of its geographical location in the region, its being a moderate climate in the summer, its soil fertility and abundant groundwater, that helped it to get this title.The region is famous for cultivating olive trees where actually Al-Jouf produces approximately 67% of the local olive oil production in the Kingdom.Al-Jouf is also popular for planting palm trees, because it produces approximately 150,000 tons of dates every year,In addition to its production of fruits, vegetables, wheat and barley.