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Farasan (Arabic: فرسان) is the largest town of the Farasan Islands, in the Red Sea. Islands are a part of the Jizan Province, far south-western part of Saudi Arabia. It is located on the Farasan Island at around 16°42′8″N 42°7′6″E / 16.70222°N 42.11833°E / 16.70222; 42.11833.

Climate

Climate data for Farasan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.6 (85.3)	30.2 (86.4)	31.8 (89.2)	34.1 (93.4)	36.6 (97.9)	37.8 (100.0)	37.4 (99.3)	37.2 (99.0)	37.0 (98.6)	35.9 (96.6)	33.1 (91.6)	30.9 (87.6)	34.3 (93.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.3 (72.1)	21.9 (71.4)	23.5 (74.3)	24.8 (76.6)	26.9 (80.4)	28.6 (83.5)	29.1 (84.4)	29.0 (84.2)	27.8 (82.0)	25.9 (78.6)	23.9 (75.0)	21.7 (71.1)	25.5 (77.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	16 (0.6)	8 (0.3)	7 (0.3)	7 (0.3)	7 (0.3)	1 (0.0)	8 (0.3)	18 (0.7)	6 (0.2)	10 (0.4)	15 (0.6)	17 (0.7)	120 (4.7)
Source: Climate-data.org

v t e Jizan Region
Capital: Jizan
Abu Hajar al A'la Abu Radif Abu `Arish Ad Dur`iyah Adh Dhagharir Ahad al Masarihah Al Badawi Al Badi' Al Hadrur Al Hanashah Al Harani Al Hasamah Al Hijfar Al Jadi Al Jaradiyah Al Jawah Al Jirbah Al Karbus Al Kawahilah Al Khadra, Jizan Al Kharabah, Jizan Al Kharadilah Al Khashabiyah Al Khubah Al Kirs Al Luqiyah Al Madaya Al Mahattah, Saudi Arabia Al Mali Al Marabi Al Mayasam Al Ma`arif Al Ma`ayin Al Qa'im, Saudi Arabia Al Quful Al Qurayb Al Quwah Al Wasili Al `Ulayin Al `Usaylah Al-Mubarakah An Najamiyah Ar Rukubah As Sirr, Saudi Arabia At Tuwal Bakhshat Yamani Farasan (city) Ghamrah, Saudi Arabia Ghawiyah Hamayyah Hamdah Hasim, Saudi Arabia Jizan Juha, Saudi Arabia Ka`lul Khabath Sa`id Khalfah Khatib, Saudi Arabia Khumsiyah Khushaym Mahatah Malgocta Mijannah Mukambal Mundaraq Muwassam Qitabir Quwayda' Rahwan Rawkhah Rownah Sadiliyah Sajid, Saudi Arabia Salamah Samitah Shi‘b adh Dhi’b Suq al layl, Jizan

Capital: Jizan

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v t e Main Saudi Arabian cities by population
1,000,000 and more	Abha Dammam Hofuf Jeddah Khamis Mushait Mecca Medina Riyadh Taif
300,000-999,999	Al-Kharj Buraidah Ḥaʼil Hafar al-Batin Jubail Khobar Najran Qatif Tabuk
<300,000	Al Bahah Al Lith Al Majma'ah Al Qunfudhah Arar Abqaiq Bareq Bisha Dhahran Diriyah Duba Sakakah Jizan Khafji Ras Tanura Unaizah Yanbu' al Bahr
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