Bareg
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Bareq بارق Bariq |
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Bareq Skyline
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| Nickname(s): عروس المجد ("Bride of Glory") | |
 Bareq
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| Coordinates: 18°55′56″N 41°56′38″E / 18.93222°N 41.94389°ECoordinates: 18°55′56″N 41°56′38″E / 18.93222°N 41.94389°E | |
| Country |
 Saudi Arabia
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| Province | Asir |
| Joined Saudi Arabia | 1925 |
| Founded by | Bariq tribe, of Azd |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ahmed Awad Al-Bariqi |
| • Governor | Yahya Abdulrahman |
| Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Population 2015 | |
| • Total | 75,351 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | EAT (UTC+3) |
Bareq (also transliterated as Bariq, Arabic: بارق), is one of the governorates of Asir in the north-west of the region, 120 km (75 mi) north of Abha. It occupies a distinct location midway between Tihama and Asir, 412 m (1,352 ft) above sea level. With an estimated population of 75,351, it is well off economically; the city has grown rapidly and has many government services and public utilities available. It is one of Asir winter's resorts because of its natural environment and mild winter weather. Bareq has valleys.
Bariq founded in 220 AD. Bareq is part of the territory which is historically known as the "Yemen", which dates back to the second millennium BC and was inhabited by immigrant tribe of southern Yemen called Bariq belongs to the ancient tribe Al-Azd that has many clans linked to it. known before the advent of Islam as Bdiar Bariq passes the ancient trade route from Yemen to Mecca then to Levant Which known winter and summer trip which also used to held Suq Hubasha, in the first month of Rajab eight days, and was told 3 days The market and convoys have been protected by the Bareq country and this souq was market for Azd, It was one of the greatest Arab souq at all and also the last of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic) markets to be destroyed. In the mid-seventh century AD tribe from Bareq enterd Islam and played a pivotal and a major role in the Islamic conquests, and many of the Bariqian had settled in many countries after the Muslim conquest.
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