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Al-Shihr District

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(Redirected from Ash Shihr District) District in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen
Al-Shihr District مديرية الشحر
District
Coordinates: 15°00′N 49°30′E / 15.000°N 49.500°E / 15.000; 49.500
Country Yemen
GovernorateHadhramaut Governorate
Population
 • Total116,088
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Shihr District (Arabic: مديرية الشحر) is a district of the Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen. As of 2021, the district had a population of 116,088 inhabitants.

Geography

The district contains hills such as Khashm ‘Urf, Khashm Khuwayr, Duqm al Muḩawwal, Khashm al Muḩawwal, Ra's Ḩawrā', ‘Aqabat al ‘Arshah and ‘Aqabat Ma‘dī. Wadis in the district include Shi‘b Ruş‘ah, Wādī ‘Arf, Wādī ‘Ārif, Wādī al Ghalāghil, Wādī al Qibālī, Wādī Disabah, Wādī Ghanam, Wādī Ḩaqab, Wādī Ma‘dī and Wādī Şayq.

Notes

References

  1. "Hadhramout Governorate | Local Governance in Yemen Resource Hub". Berghof Foundation and PDF Yemen. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. "Ash Shihr". GeoNames. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
Hadhramaut Governorate
Capital: Mukalla
Districts
Former Districts
(since 2013-12 Socotra)


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