| The city of Jeddah is believed to have been a occupied by early Yemeni tribes | The province has an extended that is approximately 700 kilometers 430 mi long, with many cities spread out across the coastline |
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| It is the third-largest province by area at 153,128 km 2 59,123 sq mi and the most populous with a population of 8,557,766 as of 2017, of which 4,041,189 were foreign nationals and 4,516,577 were | During pre-Islamic times the region was ruled by a series of Yemeni tribes |
It is located in the historic region, and has an extended coastline on the.
28| The Hejaz mountains run through the center of the province, separating the from the western coastal plains, which run parallel to the coast of the province on the | The region has held significant religious importance greatly increased with the in the early 7th century |
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| As the ancient caravan route fell into decline, Mecca lost its commercial significance and has since lived mainly on the proceeds from the annual pilgrimages and the gifts of Muslim rulers | The Mecca Province is the most populous province of and it has a population even larger than that of the |
Divided by gender, 4,864,584 were males and 3,693,182 were females.