Al Shimasiyah
# Al Shimasiyah

Al-Shamasiyah Governorate is one of the governorates of the Al-Qassim region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is the eastern front of Al-Qassim. The governorate is famous for its cultivation, especially palm trees, and is considered a tourist destination for residents and visitors to the area in the spring.

## Administrative division

The governorate is classified as Category B, and a number of villages and centers are affiliated to it. The governor is Fahd bin Radi Al-Radi. Shammasiya has a population of approximately 15,000.

### Shammasiyah Municipality

A village complex for the Shamasiyah governorate was approved in the budget of the fiscal year 1397/1398 AH and began its work on Muharram 1, 1398 AH. With its services, it included the governorate of Oyoun Al-Jawa in the north, the center of Uqlat Al-Suqur in the west, and the center of Drayeh in the south. When the number of municipalities increased, the municipality's services were limited to the governorate of Al-Shamasiyah and its affiliated villages, extending north and south with a length of 100 km (62 mi), starting from the center of Umm Hazm in the south to the center of Nabqiah in the north and extending east and west with a length of 50 km (31 mi), starting from The revolutionaries ran from the east to the orphan in the west.

### Affiliated states

* Al Rubiyah
* Al Nabqiyah
* Umm Hazm
* Umm Taliha
* Al Sarout
* Al Barjisyat
* Al Rualiyah
* Umm Sidrah
* Al Rikiah
* Al Aweqila
* Al Ruwaidat
* Al Duwaihra
* Al Rikibinia
* Al Mustawi

### Economy

Shamsiya governorate depends on agriculture, especially palm and wheat. It is considered an oasis filled with palm trees, and its people depend on growing wheat in the rain.

