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Ghayl Ba Wazir

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Place in Hadhramaut, Yemen
Ghayl Ba Wazir
Country Yemen
GovernorateHadhramaut
Establishedearly 14th century
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Ghayl Ba Wazir (or Gjail Ba Wazir) is a city in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate.

Economy

As of 1920, Ghayl Ba Wazir was producing tobacco. The tobacco, called humuni, is brown and coarse and has been described as having a "very strong flavour."

References

  1. Boxberger, Linda (2012-02-01). On the Edge of Empire: Hadhramawt, Emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s. SUNY Press. pp. 115, 116. ISBN 978-0-7914-8935-2.
  2. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Arabia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 85.

External links

Hadhramaut Governorate
Capital: Mukalla
Districts
Former Districts
(since 2013-12 Socotra)

14°47′N 49°22′E / 14.783°N 49.367°E / 14.783; 49.367


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