Asir

There are those among you who know that the Asir were your forefathers.

A Sea Queen's Sailing 1884

The government has been trying to develop Jizan to create jobs for the mostly young population but it still lags behind most parts of the Islamic kingdom, including neighbouring Asir, which is only slightly larger with 1.8 million people.

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The government has been trying to develop Jizan to create jobs for the mostly young population but it still lags behind most parts of the Islamic kingdom, including neighbouring Asir, which is only slightly larger with 1.8 million people.

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That spring Egyptian Ilyushins bombed Saudi towns in southern Asir Province.

Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010

That spring Egyptian Ilyushins bombed Saudi towns in southern Asir Province.

Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010

Although Saudi al-Qaeda members come from all over the country, a high proportion come from relatively conservative, economically underdeveloped provinces such as Asir, including several of the 9/11 attackers.

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"As for leaving the Asir, that is not to be said of one whose line goes back to Woden, his forefather.

A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex 1884

Six of his colleagues were killed and he and his brother fled south to the Asir mountains where they holed up for weeks.

Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, Yemen Bombmaker, Key Suspect In Terror Plot AP 2010

Six of his colleagues were killed and he and his brother fled south to the Asir mountains where they holed up for weeks.

Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, Yemen Bombmaker, Key Suspect In Terror Plot AP 2010

And he explained to you and your brothers from Asir things you did not wish to know.

Book Excerpt: "The Garden of Last Days", by Andre Dubus III 2009