Saudi Arabia’s northern region, al-Jouf, is the kingdom’s largest agricultural base and its highest forested province, a recent government report confirmed.
Al-Jouf, which borders Jordan and includes parts of 3 nature reserves, is the province with the highest number of trees and produces the largest number of key crops, according to the report of the General Statistics Authority of Saudi Arabia (GaStat).
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The province has more than 593,990 trees planted, representing 8. 4 of the total number of trees in the country, GaStat said.
The report adds that al-Jouf is the first region for alfalfa cultivation, which is used for agricultural purposes such as hay or canopy crops. The region is home to more than 2. 1 million acres of alfalfa-grown land, more than a portion of the total alfalfa grown in Saudi Arabia by 54 percent.
Northern Saudi Arabia from Al-Jouf. (File photo: SPA)