Where is Qassim Airport located?

Qassim Province

Al-Qassim region is located almost in the center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; As the area of ​​​​this region is 73,000 square kilometers, which represents approximately 2% of the total area of ​​​​the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and its population exceeds 3.2 people, of whom 1,215,858 are of Saudi origin, while there are about 928,491 non-Saudi residents, and there are many reservoirs in the Qassim region Groundwater and many agricultural oases that supply the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the regions of the Arabian Gulf with the best types of dates and other agricultural resources such as vegetables and fruits.

Climatic aspect

The climate of the Qassim region is desert continental. As it is hot and dry in summer, and cold and rainy in winter, and at night the cold prevails over its atmosphere; As the temperatures are very low like desert weather, but during the day the temperature may reach 45 degrees Celsius.

Administrative aspect

The Qassim region is administered by Prince Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud Al Saud, and the center of its emirate is located in the city of Buraidah. As the city of Buraydah is the administrative capital of the Al-Qassim region, and Al-Qassim consists of ten governorates: Unaizah Governorate, Al-Rass Governorate, Al-Mathnab Governorate, Al-Bakiriyah Governorate, Al-Bada’i Governorate, Al-Ayah Governorate, Al-Nabhaniyah Governorate, Uyun Al-Jawaa Governorate, Riyadh Al-Khubra Governorate, and Al-Shamasiyyah Governorate.

The cultural aspect

There are many archaeological monuments in the Qassim region, such as the pebble of Antarah (a rock that mentions in popular narratives that the well-known Arab poet Antarah bin Shaddad and his cousin Abla used to meet there, and this rock is also known as the blade, and many ancient Thamudic drawings and writings were found on it), and museums such as the Al-Aqilat Museum Buraydah Museum, and archaeological sites; Such as the Al-Bassam Heritage House, which is located in the Unaizah region, and the Al-Suwailem Palace, which was previously built by the Emir of Al-Bakiriya.

The educational aspect

In the Qassim region there are many primary, intermediate and secondary schools and colleges such as: the College of Science and Arts in Asyah, the College of Applied Health Sciences in Al Rass, the Technical College in Al Rass, the Teachers College in Al Rass, Buraidah National Colleges, the Technical College in Asyah, and finally universities such as Qassim University.

The health aspect

There are many health centers and hospitals in the Qassim region. Such as King Saud Hospital, Al-Wafa Hospital in Unaizah, Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital, and Al-Qassim National Hospital in Buraydah.

Qassim airport

It is also called Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport, and Qassim Airport is located to the west of the city of Buraydah, 27 kilometers away, and about 30 kilometers away from the city of Unaizah, the commercial and cultural capital of the Qassim region. The international code for this airport is (ELQ), and it was opened in 1974 AD.