Asir

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Asir [æˈsɪə]

(Placename) a region of SW Saudi Arabia, in the Southern Province on the Red Sea: under Turkish rule until 1933. Area: 81 000 sq. km (31 000 sq. miles)

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This serum sample was collected on November 22, 2000, from a case-patient infected in Asir Province.

Genetic analysis of viruses associated with emergence of Rift Valley ... by Nichol, Stuart T. / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Dinner banquet guests included Prince Charles of England, King Simeon II and Queen Margarita of Bulgaria, and Prince Khalid Al-Faisal ibn Abd A1-Aziz, governor of Asir and director general of the King Faisal Foundation.

King Faisal International Prize celebrates Knowledge in a ... by Hanley, Delinda C. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

A united Yemen would be more populous than the Saudi state, perhaps influenced by the radical ideology of the National Front, and possessed of irredentist grievances against the Saudis in the Asir region .

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