Al-Namas

Al-Namas (النماص) is a governorate in 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia about 120 km north of Abha.

Climate
Al-Namas is slightly wetter than Abha, with about 10 – higher average monthly rainfall from February to April and about 5 – lower monthly rainfall during September and October.

Education
The Al-Namas Branch of Bisha University includes a Community College, a College of Arts & Sciences for male students and another for girls, and a College of Health Sciences for Girls. Al-Namas also has a technical college which offers vocational training for boys.

Politics
After student protests over conditions at the Abha campus of King Khalid University on 6 and 7 March 2012 and a follow-up sit-in on 10 March calling for the head of the university to resign, protests also occurred in the al-Namas campus of the university.