Al Jawf Region
Coordinates: 29°30′N 39°30′E / 29.500°N 39.500°E / 29.500; 39.500
Al-Jawf Region (Arabic: الجوف al-Ǧawf pronounced [alˈdʒoːf]), also spelled Al-Jouf, is a region of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, containing its only international border with Jordan to the west. It has an area of 100,212 km² and a population of 440,009 at the 2010 Census (preliminary result). Its capital is Sakakah.
The region has three governorates - Sakakah, Qurayyat and Dumat Al-Jandal.
The region is home to a few historical sites such as Az-Za'bel, Umar ibn Al-Khattaab Mosque, the Kaf Village and the Qadeer Palace, which is known for stone inscriptions.
List of governors
The governors of the region from the early 1920s are as follows:
Prince Assaf al Husain, 1923
Prince Abdullah bin Aqeel, 1924
Prince Turki bin Ahmad bin Mohammed al Sudairi, 1926
Prince Abdurrahman bin Saeed, from 1928 to 1929
Prince Ibrahim al Nashmi, from 1929 to 1930
Prince Turki bin Ahmad bin Mohammed al Sudairi, from 1930 to 1932