A big ongoing project is the 1,000-bed Prince Muhammed Bin Abdulaziz Medical City which is under construction | Agriculture [ ] Al-Jawf is notable for its abundant agricultural water, making possible the cultivation of dates 200,000 palms and olives 12,000,000 trees , as well as other agricultural products |
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[ ] There are several government-run schools and some private schools | History [ ] Sakakah is an town on an ancient caravan route across the Arabian peninsula |
, Splendid Arabia: A travel site with photos and routes• There are also the ancient Rajajil standing stones in Sakaka, dating back nearly 6,000 years.
8It is the home to agribusiness farms such as Watania Farms, the largest organic farm in the kingdom | Sakaka is a small but expanding city with much construction in progress |
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Modernization [ ] In recent years, the Saudi government has been providing more seed capital to Al-Jawf region, especially in Sakaka in hopes of developing the economically starved region of the kingdom |
[ ] The city has three English schools, Sakaka International School, which is an international, mostly Egyptian School and has CBSE curriculum, the other Al-Jouf International school with British curriculum and the third one is Alqimam international school with American curriculum.
Sakaka is home to many Saudi families that can proudly trace their lineage to a few large, old tribes that have dominated the area since time immemorial | Historical Places [ ] Mard Castle The history of Al-Jawf dates back more than four thousand years |
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22 Average precipitation days 6 | Transportation [ ] The city is served by which has domestic flights and flights to some of the major cities in the Middle East |
They were sent to the town of Sakaka and and , requesting resident tribes there to join the nascent kingdom.
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