Ḥail is a region of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country. It has an area of 103,887 km² and a population of 527,033 (2004) census). Its capital is Hail. It is subdivided into four govern orates with population: Hail 412,758 Al-Ghazalah 102,588 Ash-Shinan 41,641 Baqa 40,157