artifacts. Square and rectangular buildings have also been found. At Al-Ukhdūd which is south of Najrān city, carvings from those days and human bones can be seen. A museum displays, among other items, a bronze lion head. Najrān's landmarks include the "Rass" stone, a 2-meter-high granite stone. Geography Topography Najran enjoys three different geographic landscapes: oases, mountains, and the desert on its eastern side. Climate Najran has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh), typical of the Arabian Peninsula. The rainfall is very sporadic in occurrence and consists of light individual rainfall. Despite its location in far southern Saudi Arabia, Najran's average temperature is approximately cooler than that of the Saudi capital Riyadh, due to it being higher in altitude. Education Colleges and universities Najran is home to Najran University and Najran College of Technology. Sports Local football clubs Al-Okdod Club (Arabic: نادي الأخدود) founded in 1976 Sharora Club (Arabic: نادي شرورة) founded in 1975 Najran SC (Arabic: نادي نجران) founded in 1980 Sports centers There are many sports centers and complexes within the city including: Khldiat Al-Janob Sport Center (Arabic: مركز الخالدية الرياضي ) Prince Mishal Sport Center (Arabic: مركز الأمير مشعل ) Najran Bowling Alley Hospitals and medical care King Khalid Hospital Najran General Hospital Maternity & Children's Hospital Najran Najran Armed Forces Hospital General Psychiatric Hospital Al Zafer Hospital Al Hayah Hospital Al Qadi Specialty Hospital Al Shefa Medical Hospital International Medical Complex Al Masa dental center Hotels Park Inn by Radisson Najran Happy Day Inn Hyatt Najran Holiday Inn Al-Okhdood Najran Crown Najran Hotel Ramada Hotel Snob hotel Gloria Inn See also List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia Further reading Irfan Shahîd, The Martyrs of Najrân. New Documents, Brussels (1971). Irfan Shahîd, Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fifth Century, Dumbarton Oaks (1989), . Hugh Goddard, A History of Christian-Muslim Relations, Edinburgh University Press (2000), . Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach, Medieval Islamic Civilization, Taylor & Francis (2006), . Mark A. Caudill, Twilight in the Kingdom, Greenwood Publishing Group (2006), . Andre Vauchez, Richard Barrie Dobson, Michael Lapidge, Adrian Walford, Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, Routledge (2001), . Joel Thomas Walker, The Legend of Mar Qardagh, University of California Press (2006), . References This text is adapted from William Muir's public domain, The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall. External links Travel through the province of Najran, Splendid Arabia: A travel site with photos