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gharwell1
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 Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:29 am Post subject: Is Jizan a livable city |
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Hello,
I will be transferring to Jizan next year and I wanted to get some insight as to whether Jizan is a livable city. I know it's hot and sweaty but is the city a city where you can get around and get things done without too much hassle...
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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fledex
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| I lived and worked there a short time. I found the city to be OK, except for the high humidity and heat. The islands aren't far and Abha (in the hills) isn't far. Nothing much to do in the city itself. You can get done there what you can get done in most Saudi cities. Never saw any guy who got a good haircut there, though. Most other places at least have good barbers. There are two malls, an OK airport, and some souks. Plenty of places to transfer money home. Various employers will have various qualities of compounds. I wouldn't want to live in an apartment in the city, but living in a hotel there was good for me. |
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Wilsonthefarmer
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The only thing I liked about Jazan is the Farasan island, where you can enjoy the natural life of some species in the island.
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| Never saw any guy who got a good haircut there, though |
The population of Jazan city is a mixture of Yemenis and Touhama tribe. The majority of Touhama's men do not go to the barber, they keep their hair long, and wear their belt with the curved knife as a tribe tradition. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:44 am Post subject: |
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| Very high humidity. Farasan Islands were used in the past as a place of exile for the troublesome. |
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robbie_davies
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Very high humidity. Farasan Islands were used in the past as a place of exile for the troublesome. |
So how was your exile there? Enjoy it or could you not get used to it?  |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I am exiled on a different island now. Colder damper, and I miss the sunlight. I am slo troubled by the absence of the Azzan. |
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Wilsonthefarmer
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| Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| I am slo troubled by the absence of the Azzan. |
scot, why not visit the Glasgow Central Mosque to hear the Azzan there?
Glasgow is not far from your area, and you can use your free bus pass to get there! |
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fledex
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| Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Wilsonthefarmer wrote: |
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| Never saw any guy who got a good haircut there, though |
The population of Jazan city is a mixture of Yemenis and Touhama tribe. The majority of Touhama's men do not go to the barber, they keep their hair long, and wear their belt with the curved knife as a tribe tradition. |
My students and fellow teachers in Jazan weren't Yemeni or Touhama. I was there a limited time and in limited areas, but most of the people I met there were expat workers from all over the world and Saudis from surrounding areas. Didn't see many long hairs. Saw more of that in Najran. I saw more Kanjars in Oman than I ever saw in Saudi. Jazan didn't seem much different from most of Saudi, except for the heat and humidity (and a lack of good Indian or Bengali barbers). Jeddah has somewhat similar heat and humidity. |
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Wilsonthefarmer
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| Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| fledex wrote: |
| Wilsonthefarmer wrote: |
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| Never saw any guy who got a good haircut there, though |
The population of Jazan city is a mixture of Yemenis and Touhama tribe. The majority of Touhama's men do not go to the barber, they keep their hair long, and wear their belt with the curved knife as a tribe tradition. |
My students and fellow teachers in Jazan weren't Yemeni or Touhama. I was there a limited time and in limited areas, but most of the people I met there were expat workers from all over the world and Saudis from surrounding areas. Didn't see many long hairs. Saw more of that in Najran. I saw more Kanjars in Oman than I ever saw in Saudi. Jazan didn't seem much different from most of Saudi, except for the heat and humidity (and a lack of good Indian or Bengali barbers). Jeddah has somewhat similar heat and humidity. |
For your information, Jazan, Asir, and Najran were parts of Yemen (known as greater Yemen), and were seized by the Magic Kingdom in the Saudi-Yemeni war of 1934. That's why more than 80% of the population in Najran, Jazan, and Asir are in fact of Yemeni origins. I have been in all these areas, and worked in Asir area, and can differentiate between the accent of a Saudi and a Yemeni (because I speak both classical Arabic and colloquial local Arabic).
More information about the Saudi-Yemeni war of 1934 can be found in this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi%E2%80%93Yemeni_War
On May 26, it was reported that relations were tense and a re-outbreak of hostilities was likely.[28] However, on 14 June 1934 it was reported that a Treaty had been signed between the King and the Imam guaranteeing 20 years of peace.[29][30]
The Saudi's relinquished Hodeida and the Yemeni coast, but the other disputed areas were incorporated into Saudi Arabia. Jizan/Jizin, Asir, and Najran are today part of Saudi Arabia.
The war officially ended on 20 May 1934[citation needed], with the signing of the Treaty of Taif, between ibn Saud and King Yahya, which asserted Yemens' sovereignty over territories (formerly) "in the possession of the Idrisis or the Al-Aidh, or in Najran, or in the Yam country" and these lands were rented for Saudi Arabia in return the Yemenis would enter Saudi Arabia freely and Najran, Asir and Jizan were to be returned to Yemen after 60 years. The total number of losses reached 2,100 by the end of the war"
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