Hail City
The city of Hail, capital of the eponymous province, is located in the center of northern Arabian Peninsula on the eastern side of the massive Jibal Aga and at the fringe of the vast desert of the Rub’ Al-Khali.
Ha’il is a city in north-western Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of Ha’il Region, and has a population of about 605,930. Ha’il is largely agricultural, with significant grain, date, and fruit production. A large percentage of the kingdom’s wheat production comes from Ha’il Region, where the area to the northeast, 60 to 100 km away, consists of irrigated gardens.
Hail Province lies in the north-central Saudi Arabia bordering the provinces of Madinah, Tabouk, Northern Border, Riyadh and Qassim. City of hail, capital of the province, lies in the Waadi Hail surrounding Shammar mountain ranges. Hail’s historical significance has been unearthed by the findings of petroglyphs and archaeological excavations. The Great Sandy Desert, Nafud, on the northern borders of Hail and the rugged mountain ranges of Shammar was a contributing factor for the inaccessibility of the region by the foreign invaders.