Forests and Valleys

Forests

Mountain forests are found in the southern and southwestern parts of the Kingdom, spanning the regions along the Al-Hijaz and Asir mountain ranges from Taif to Jazan. Their most notable components include juniper (Juniperus procera), wild olive (Olea europaea cuspidata), and acacias (Acacia spp).

Forest Name	Province	Area (m2)	Perimeter/Length	Latitude	Longitude
Land of Al-Bashair Forests 1	Al-Bashaer	1785342.17	7013	N:2189500.541	E:802013.747
Land of Al-Bashair Forests 2	Al-Bashaer	75000	1098	N:2193628.72	E:807871.59
Al-Kars and Al-Janba Forest	Al-Bashaer	352155145	7683	N:2197153.273	E:798350.027
Al-Hobaja	Al-Bashaer	3692984.55	8883	N:2191086.082	E:807390.413
Al-Reem Valley	Al-Shaaf	2604532	7064	N:1991921.00	E:251314.00
Al-Haija	Al-Majardah	128181	1457	N:2115294.882	E:811383.247
The land east of Al-Madha Center	Al-Madhah	165561593	81468	N:2096348.081	E:327737.045
Al-Adaba	Al-Madhah	43369791.8	38419	N:2072504.65	E:323903.98
Al-Mamlah and Sabeha	Al-Madhah	9225629	16887	N:2094313.317	E:320146.695
Fad’ar	Al-Madhah	4694402	12154	N:2100978.561	E:324369.26
Umm Nabhan Rangelands and Forests	Al-Madhah	14685066	19207	N:2079028.006	E:310440.119
Al-Rahma	Al-Namas	139498.5	2753	N:2126153	E:191968.38
Shaab Al-Ain	Al-Namas	78298.02	1527	N:2117963	E:197108
Al-Yarboo	Bareq	202346	2209	N:2090287.644	E:193594.157
Bahlan Forest, Thuluth Al-Manzar	Bareq	92561	1833	N:2089927.395	E:192612.083
Mork - Thuluth Al-Manzar Plot 1	Bareq	205849	2312	N:2091984.225	E:191958.849
Mork - Thuluth Al-Manzar Plot 2	Bareq	46989	905	N:2092978.806	E:191433.301
Mork - Thuluth Al-Manzar Plot 3	Bareq	2679	248	N:2092957.237	E:191418.097
Al-Ezza and Behan	Bilhmer	96126	1962	N:2061995820	E:209612.434
Al-Jaad	Bilhmer	244920	2425	N:2060843	E:210919.004
Al-Khalla 1	Bilhmer	7472371	10790	N:2069720.414	E:223612.835
Al-Khalla 2	Bilhmer	2232202	6254	N:2066449.879	E:223066.247
Al-Shaaf	Bilsamer	3911140	22859	N:2083477.409	E:208082.880
Hazwa	Bilsamer	30045.5	20057	N:2084163	E:210680
Bani Rafee and Al-Mujammal 1	Bani Amr	545642	4630	N:2146524.172	E:185975.403
Bani Rafee and Al-Mujammal 2	Bani Amr	418662	4200	N:2146544.217	E:185915.578
Bani Rafee and Al-Mujammal 3	Bani Amr	28047	1278	N:2148195.651	E:185346.929
Jabal Harfa Forests	Bani Amr	361703	3415	N:2147238.288	E:187541.589
Al-Mutla Mountain	Bani Amr	81922.5	1270	N:2143523.799	E:190389.272
The land east of Jash Road	Tathleeth	1675311	5468	N:2150541.126	E:343344.589
Al-Mashash	Tathleeth	10197308	13276	N:2152615.473	E:343127.246
Al-Sawda	Tanomah	10000	400	N:2100796	E:198522
Al-Kathib	Khamis Mushait	1324940.17	5587	N:2056869.77	E:260109.33
Al-Sariha and Al-Khuwaibra	Tareeb	5209912.5	10577	N:2062169.00	E:306151.00
Al-Sultana	Tareeb	376812	3133	N:2065641	E:302138
Al-Saleema	Tareeb	2817853	7697	N:2067322.26	E:307807.43
Al-Maleeha	Tareeb	1143293	4604	N:2030011.00	E:311656.00
Farshat Lahiya	Tareeb	2504169	6689	N:2054540.00	E:301364.00
Mutared	Tareeb	2798909	7736	N:2066986.64	E:305842.35
Jabal Mada	Qana and Al-Bahr	6337963.93	12968	N:2023106.57	E:185561.13
Al-Madra 1	Mahayel	953487	4764	N:1839.105	E:4154.640
Al-Madra 2	Mahayel	13591458	21010	N:1839.26	E:4155.48
Duweir and Rawafida	Wadi Bin Hashbal	866852	5087	N:2071541.930	E:254957.837
Floodplain	Wadi Bin Hashbal	23053358	21621	N:2055821.095	E:272161.651
Wadi Jenab	Wadi Bin Hashbal	4197031	8972	N:20286148	E:295717.001
Wadi Mushahd	Wadi Bin Hashbal	5948055	13027	N:2070339.009	E:287479.853
Al-Zahebain Forest	Ahad Al-Masarah	18665216.96	25830.71	N:1853380.980	E:257589.260
Al-Ras’a Forest 1	Ahad Al-Masarah	668166	5356.07	N:1860063.528	E:257267.083
Al-Ras’a Forest 2	Ahad Al-Masarah	7385801.57	15024.25	N:1860623.699	E:254669.564
Al-Khams Forest 1	Ahad Al-Masarah	718280.33	4000	N:1856355.269	E:262077.962
Jandala Forest	Al-Darb	47823637	355153	N:1981324.899	E:201901.890
Munashabah Site 1 (South of Al-Darb)	Al-Darb	19406057.67	18393.63	N:1945328.78	E:208714.40
Munashabah Site 2 (South of Al-Darb)	Al-Darb	15233221.73	29746.26	N:1949678.21	E:204689.32
Al-Mudrak Forest	Bish	807734.4	5032.74	N:1918649.48	E:236873.00
Lower Al-Salama Forest	Bish	1010864.17	1600	N:1915334.220	E:240372.850
Al-Naqqash Forest	Bish	123620.96	1502	N:1916943.870	E:237741.440
Al-Dahna Forest	Bish	2023311.38	1525	N:1808091.48	E:235537.24
Noura and Jumeja Forest	Bish	4991153.99	4900	N:1905088.03	E:234735.91
Al-Haija 1	Najran	273621.65	3573.04	N:1930490.416	E:400869.233
Al-Haija 2	Najran	964448.62	5042.65	N:1930923.115	E:401449.837
Domwah	حبونا	Habuna.44	21309.62	N:1971956.768	E:399533.798
Al-Sa’u	Habuna	3006400.55	28569.68	N:1981922.690	E:402657.462
Rajla Forest	Najran	1715501.86	6356.7	N:1934031.613	E:419718.427
Qarda Harr Forest	Thar	825751.21	10959.99	N:2009921.845	E:409134.641
Al-Habbaba Forest	Habuna	3685829.02	22801.37	N:1975199.109	E:390384.485

Valleys

Valley forests are defined as natural basins or depressions on the Earth's surface. They are widely distributed across all regions of the Kingdom, with the most prominent components being acacias (Acacia spp.) and the Christ's thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi).

Region	Province	Valley’s name	Length (km)	Area (hectares)	Starting Point	Ending Point
Riyadh	Rimah	Wadi Rimah	20	463	25°34'41.0"N 47°09'34.0"E	25°34'35.0"N 46°58'47.0"E
Riyadh	Al-Dawadmi	Wadi Jumran	3.8	157	24°53'47.0"N 44°12'18.0"E	24°55'19.0"N 44°10'57.0"E
Riyadh	Al-Kharj	Wadi Al-Khawar	70	1625	23°50'05.9"N 47°35'11.9"E	23°37'24.9"N 48°07'43.4"E
Al-Qassim	Buraydah	Wadi Al-Rimah (1)	50	7241	26°11'55.0"N 44°01'23.0"E	26°29'08.7"N 44°13'43.2"E
Al-Qassim	Riyadh Al-Khobara	Wadi Al-Rimah (2)	1	1156	26°01'44.4"N 43°41'30.2"E	26°02'10.2"N 43°40'59.6"E
Al-Qassim	Al-Rass	Wadi Al-Rimah (3)	3	2181	25°53'42.6"N 43°25'28.4"E	25°54'21.3"N 43°26'49.2"E
Hail	Hail	Wadi Al-Adaira (Part 1)	5	91	27°21'52.6"N 41°34'23.9"E	27°21'03.5"N 41°32'02.2"E
Hail	Hail	Wadi Al-Adaira (Part 2)	17	200	27°42'14.8"N 41°51'53.5"E	27°51'55.7"N 41°58'11.6"E
Hail	Hail	Wadi Bazakhah	8	440	27°13'55.8"N 41°24'09.4"E	27°09'25.2"N 41°21'19.6"E
Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah	Markaz Al-Farish	Wadi Mallal	17	750	24°17'21.4"N 39°19'50.1"E	24°08'39.5"N 39°22'05.8"E
Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah	Markaz Al-Farish	Wadi Al-Farish	13	900	24°16'04.4"N 39°16'44.7"E	24°09'26.0"N 39°17'47.1"E
Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah	Al-Hanakiyah	Wadi Ghurab	6.8	173	25°14'42.4"N 40°21'04.0"E	25°12'39.0"N 40°22'46.0"E
Makkah Al-Mukarramah	The Holy Capital	Wadi Adaam	39	3,000	20°55'25.4"N 39°54'39.8"E	20°42'54.8"N 39°35'19.2"E
Makkah Al-Mukarramah	Al-Laith Governorate	Wadi Markoub	23	3500	20°30'04.2"N 40°08'56.1"E	20°21'48.7"N 40°01'15.6"E
Makkah Al-Mukarramah	Al-Qunfudhah Governorate	Wadi Qanouna	42	3000	19°16'08.5"N 41°27'03.6"E	19°18'43.5"N 41°05'18.9"E
Jazan	Sabya - Abu Al-Qa’id	Wadi Jilbah	7	182.99	17°20'25.4"N 42°40'44.9"E	17°17'42.7"N 42°39'35.2"E
Jazan	Al-Darb	Wadi Al-Reem	15	1676	17°50'06.6"N 42°15'59.5"E	17°47'18.4"N 42°09'09.7"E
Jazan	Ahad Al-Masarha	Wadi Al-Khams	4.5	87	16°49'54.9"N 43°03'01.6"E	16°48'57.1"N 43°00'45.3"E
Najran	Habouna	Wadi Arqanah	13	34	17°41'02.0"N 44°11'07.0"E	17°45'40.0"N 44°10'35.0"E
Najran	Habouna	Domwah	3	169	17°47'44.0"N 44°03'53.0"E	17°50'05.0"N 44°03'20.0"E
Najran	Habouna	Al-Soud	9	301	17°55'23.0"N 44°04'35.0"E	17°52'34.0"N 44°07'26.0"E
Aseer	Al-Majardah	Wadi Yibah	102	20	18°05'17.3"N 41°47'32.3"E	19°00'51.2"N 41°38'35.7"E
Aseer	Bareq	Wadi Al-Bardani	8	15	18°46'19.0"N 41°57'27.6"E	18°47'39.2"N 41°54'03.3"E
Aseer	Mahail Aseer	Wadi Hali	80	10	18°31'32.3"N 41°57'49.8"E	18°46'03.2"N 41°34'24.6"E
Al-Baha	Al-Mandaq	Wadi Turbah Zahran	39.3	18	20°19'43.5"N 41°14'12.8"E	20°32'03.2"N 41°17'32.5"E
Al-Baha	Qilwah	Wadi Sama’ah	13	416	19°56'20.1"N 41°05'05.4"E	20°00'01.7"N 41°07'01.5"E
Al-Baha	Al-Aqiq	Wadi Al-Aqiq	13.7	400	20°16'14.5"N 41°46'41.9"E	20°17'29.3"N 41°54'15.8"E
Eastern Province	Hafar Al-Batin	Shaeeb Al-Batin	10	200	28°31'49.9"N 46°02'02.2"E	28°36'11.5"N 46°05'42.5"E
Eastern Province	Hafar Al-Batin	Shaeeb Al-Qalt	14	200	28°40'10.9"N 45°46'59.0"E	28°45'20.8"N 45°46'57.9"E
Eastern Province	Hafar Al-Batin	Shaeeb Fuleij Al-Shamali	14	150	28°44'15.2"N 45°46'59.0"E	28°52'12.2"N 45°44'37.1"E
Northern Borders	Arar	Wadi Arar	15	1660	31°02'25.5"N 41°02'25.7"E	31°05'36.9"N 41°04'48.8"E
Northern Borders	Arar	Wadi Aba Al-Qour	8.4	1333	30°41'53.0"N 41°25'40.9"E	30°45'23.2"N 41°27'41.2"E
Northern Borders	Arar	Wadi Badnah	15	1170	31°00'35.9"N 40°46'36.5"E	31°02'11.1"N 40°54'04.8"E
Al-Jouf	Dumat Al-Jandal	Wadi Al-Hawsh	7.6	240	29°56'04.5"N 39°43'10.1"E	29°54'56.5"N 39°45'36.7"E
Al-Jouf	Sakaka	Wadi Al-Mareer	8	640	29°07'26.8"N 39°50'29.3"E	30°00'42.3"N 40°00'57.6"E
Al-Jouf	Zalom	Wadi Al-Shuwayhitiyah	11.7	600	30°23'21.6"N 40°08'25.2"E	30°18'37.4"N 40°12'01.0"E
Tabuk	Tabuk	Wadi Al-Mihr	20	1000	28°01'40.8"N 37°17'08.5"E	28°02'06.0"N 37°25'27.5"E
Tabuk	Al-Qalibah	Wadi Al-Sala’oo	7.7	500	27°55'10.5"N 37°59'46.3"E	27°56'02.2"N 37°54'52.5"E
Tabuk	Tabuk	Wadi Abu Sudairat	20	500	27°57'54.3"N 37°19'18.6"E	27°56'02.2"N 37°54'52.5"E