Abha Municipality

It was not surprising what was mentioned about the history of the establishment of the municipality in the city of Abha, and that its existence goes back to the beginning of the fourteenth century AH, as narrated by the city’s elderly people, and as mentioned by some other sources, including the document dating back to Dhul-Hijjah 17, 1320 AH and bearing the signature of the mayor of Abha at the time, Hassan Mimish.

There are those from its men who confirm that both Muhammad bin Musalat and Ahmed Muhammad Abu Hilil assumed the presidency of the municipality after Hassan Mimish during the period of the Ottoman mandate over it, and then work in the municipality stopped.

Until its official establishment during the prosperous Saudi era in the year 1358 AH, under category (A), Suleiman bin Hassan Mimish took over its presidency for a period of ten years, and thus the municipality of Abha was one of the oldest municipalities in the

Kingdom, but its activities remained within a limited scope and were limited to the work of cleaning and monitoring markets, directing people to pay attention to the cleanliness of their neighborhoods, and responding to the arguments for sequestration.

Then its work gradually developed to include lighting public squares in Atarik.

Participating in organizing official parties, controlling some government lands surrounding the city and planning them in a grid division manner, without paying attention to providing the public services needed by the new neighborhoods included in the plans, but what is noted is that the general movement in the growth of the municipality’s activity was slow in that period until the appointment of His Royal Highness Prince Khaled Al-Faisal as Emir of the Asir

Region, where the municipality’s work

began to take on a new character characterized by a growing movement through His Highness the Prince personally supervising the preparation of a general plan for the city, a network of radioactive roads, a circular belt for the city, and the work of some plans.

The circular belt that was implemented around the city of Abha was the first circular belt implemented around a city in the Kingdom. These were not all the achievements, as there were many achievements that included all fields.

The scope of Abha Municipality services, which covers an area of ​​five thousand square metres, extends from the Al Azza intersection in Ballahmar in the north, and from Al Shaaf and the slopes of Tihama in the south to Al Zahid intersection on the Abha Khamis Mushait road in the east, and the peaks of the mountains of Rabi’a, Rufaidah, Al Soudah, Shaaf Al Yaman, Marbah, and what follows them in Tihama in the west. Services include 548 villages.

Because of the historical importance of the municipality of Abha and an important role that emerged during the periods of its successive presidents, and as one of the oldest municipalities, it was necessary to mention its presidents who left clear imprints in its path since its founding, and they are: - Suleiman Hassan Mimish from 1358 AH to 1364 AH. - Ahmed Abu Haleel from 1364 AH to 1370 AH. - Hussein Abdullah Qadah from 1370 AH to 1374 AH.

- Suleiman Hassan Mimish from 1374 AH to 1380 AH.

- Abdullah bin Humaid from 1380 AH to 1388 AH. Yahya bin Hassan bin Mastur from 1389 AH to 1394 AH. - Abdullah Al-Saleh Al-Muhaimid from 1394 AH to 1398 AH. - Nasser Yousef Al-Ateeq from 1398 AH to 1399 AH. Ahmed Ibrahim Mataan from 1400 AH to 1401 AH. - Abdul Rahman bin Ali Al-Qahtani from 1401 AH to 1413 AH. M. Ali bin Hassan Asiri from 1413 AH and still doing so.

Municipality of Khamis Mushait In the year 1382 AH, Al-Khamis Municipality was established as a branch of the Abha Municipality, and it carried out its activities on this basis for ten years until the year 1392 AH, when it became a municipality with an independent budget of category (B).

The scope of its services extends over the governorate’s area of ​​1,200 square kilometers from Bishah in the north to Ahad Rafidah in the south, and from Tareeb in the east to Abha in the west, and services include 415 villages.

Bishah Municipality The Bishah municipality was established in the year 1383 AH, category (C), and the scope of its services extends from Mecca in the north to Khaybar in the south, and from Tathlith Governorate in the east to the Al-Bahah region and Balqarn governorate in the west. The municipality’s services include 256 villages.

Tathlith Municipality The municipality of Tathlith was established in 1398 AH in category (C), and the scope of its services extends from the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region in the north to the Najran region and the Tareeb Center in the south, and from the Riyadh and Najran regions in the east to the Bishah and Khamis Mushait governorates in the west, and its services include 140 villages.

Ahad Rafidah Municipality The municipality was established in Ahad Rafidah, which is located 48 kilometers southeast of the city of Abha, in 1394 AH, category (C). The scope of its services extends over the area of ​​the governorate, which extends from Khamis Mushait in the north to Sarat Abidah in the south, and from Al-Mada in the east to Shaaf Shahran in the west. The municipality’s services include 141 villages.

Sarat Abidah Municipality The municipality was established there on 1/7/1394 AH in category (C), and the scope of its services extends over an area of ​​about six thousand square kilometers from Al Harajah in the east to Ahad Rafidah in the west, and from Jizan in the south to Tareeb and Al-Areen in the north, and its services include 227 villages. Dhahran Al Janub Municipality The municipality of Dhahran Al Janub was established on 7/1/1393 AH as category (B).

Its services extend over an area of ​​90 square kilometers from Al Harajah in the north to the Najran region in the south, and from Najran in the east to Tihama in the west. Services include 41 villages.

Tanomah Municipality The municipality of Tanomah was established in 1395 AH in category (C) and the scope of its services extends over an area of ​​up to 960 kilometers from Al Namas in the north to Ballasmar in the south, and from Samakh in the east to Tihama in the west.

These services include 55 villages. Al Namas Municipality Since the establishment of the Al Namas Municipality in the year 1387 AH as a branch of the Abha Municipality, it has witnessed many forms of development in various fields until it has become one of the well-known modern cities that attracts tourists and visitors with its beautiful nature, architecture, facilities, facilities and integrated services.

In the year 1394 AH it became a separate municipality of category (C) and the scope of its services extends over an area of one thousand square kilometers, from Balqarn and Bishah in the north to Tanomah in the south, and from Samakh in the east to Al Majardah in Tihama in the west, and its services include 221 villages.

Muhayil Municipality The municipality of Muhayil was established in the year 1386 AH as a branch of the municipality of Abha, and in the year 1395 AH it became a stand-alone municipality of category (C). Its services extend from Al Majardah in the north to Rijal Almaa in the south, and from Ballahmar in the east to the Red Sea in the west, and its services include six hundred and two villages.

Al Harajah Municipality The village complex was established in Al Harajah on 2/29/1402 AH in category (C). The scope of its services extends over an area of ​​approximately one thousand square kilometers from Sarat Abidah and Al Khanqah in the north to Dhahran Al Janub in the south, and from Badr in the south and Al-Nadha in the east to Al-Jawwa, Al-Ghoul and Tihama in the west, and includes 234 villages.

Tareeb Municipality The village complex was established there on 1/20/1414 AH in Category (C) and the scope of its services extends over an area of ​​8,400 square kilometers from Al-Subaikha in the north to Al-Arfain and Al-Fayd in the south, and from Al Amwah in the east to Ya’ari, Tandaha, and Al-Fara’in in the west, and includes 150 villages.

Ballasmar municipality The village complex was established there on 2/3/1413 AH in Category (C) and the scope of its services extends over an area of ​​approximately 1,850 square kilometers from Tanomah in the north to Ballahmar in Abha in the south, and from Samakh in Bishah and Khamis Mushhait in the east to Al Majardah and Mahayil in the west, and includes 112 villages.

Balqarn municipality The village complex in Balqarn was established in early 1397 AH, category (C), and it is the first complex to be established in the region. The scope of its services extends over an area of ​​1,415 square kilometers from Al-Bashaer in the north to Al Namas in the south, and from Bishah in the east to Tihama in the west, and includes 161 villages.

Al-Bashaer Municipality The village complex was established there and began its work on 12/6/1415 AH in category (C).

The scope of its services extends over an area of ​​2,110 square kilometers from Al Jaabah Tabalah in the north to Balqarn and Mecca in the south, and from Wadi Taraj and Al Hazmi in Bishah in the east to the Al-Baha and Mecca regions in the west, and includes 95 villages.

Al Majardah Municipality The village complex in Al Majardah was established on 3/15/1399 AH in category (B) and the scope of its services extends over an area of ​​1,100 square kilometers, and includes 718 villages.

Municipality of Rijal Almaa The village complex was established in Rijal Almaa in 1401 AH, category (C), and the scope of its services extends over an area of ​​five thousand square kilometers from Mahayil in the north to the Jizan region in the south, and from Abha in the east to the Red Sea and the Jizan region in the west, and the services include 416 villages.