Asir
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Indeed, so much of Abha, the capital of the southwestern province of Asir, seems a world away — and two dozen degrees cooler — from the scorching desert that dominates Western notions of the kingdom.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
The bus was transporting the pilgrims to the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Monday when it hit a bridge in the south-western province of Asir, overturned and caught fire.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2023
In Asir, any such holistic approach still appears a long way off.
From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2016
They called him Sheikh, or Emir, or by his kunya, Abu Asir.
From The New Yorker • May 25, 2015
He who would explore Asir should take a Khedivial mail steamer from Suez to Jeddah, and there show his credentials and explain his purpose to his consul and the local authorities.
From Pan-Islam by Bury, G. Wyman (George Wyman)
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