The governorate is famous for its cultivation, especially palm trees, and is considered a tourist destination for residents and visitors to the area in the spring.

The governorate is classified as Category B, and a number of villages and centers are affiliated to it.

When the number of municipalities increased, the municipality's services were limited to the governorate of Al-Shamasiyah and its affiliated villages, extending north and south with a length of 100 km (62 mi), starting from the center of Umm Hazm in the south to the center of Nabqiah in the north and extending east and west with a length of 50 km (31 mi), starting from The revolutionaries ran from the east to the orphan in the west.

Shamsiya governorate depends on agriculture, especially palm and wheat.

It is considered an oasis filled with palm trees, and its people depend on growing wheat in the rain.