Hadhramaut Governorate
Governorate of Yemen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hadhramaut Governorate [lower-alpha 1] (Arabic: حضرموت Ḥaḍramawt) is a governorate of Yemen. Lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut, it is the country's largest governorate. The capital of Hadhramaut is the city of Mukalla. Other cities in Hadhramaut include the historical towns of Shibam, Sena, Seiyun, Tarim, and Ash Shihr.
Hadhramaut Governorate
محافظة حضرموت | |
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Governorate | |
Country | Yemen |
Region | Hadramout Region |
Seat | Mukalla |
Government | |
• Body | Hadramout National Council |
• Governor | Mabkhoot bin Mubarak bin Madhi[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 191,737 km2 (74,030 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st place |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,255,000 |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | YE-HD |
The Socotra Archipelago was transferred from the Aden Governorate to the Hadhramaut Governorate in 2004.[3] It was subsequently separated to form the newly created Socotra Governorate in December 2013.[4]
Geography
Adjacent governorates
- Al Mahrah Governorate (east)
- Al Jawf Governorate (west)
- Marib Governorate (west)
- Shabwah Governorate (south and west)
Districts
Hadhramaut Governorate is divided into the following 28 districts, after the creation of Socotra Governorate in December 2013. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:
- Ad Dis District
- Adh Dhlia'ah District
- Al Abr District
- Mukalla District
- Mukalla City District
- Al Qaf District
- Al Qatn District
- Amd District
- Ar Raydah Wa Qusayar District
- As Sawm District
- Ash Shihr District
- Brom Mayfa District
- Daw'an District
- Ghayl Ba Wazir District
- Ghayl Bin Yamin District
- Hagr As Sai'ar District
- Hajr District
- Hawrah District
- Huraidhah District
- Rakhyah District
- Rumah District
- Sah District
- Sayun District
- Shibam District
- Tarim District
- Thamud District
- Yabuth District
- Zamakh wa Manwakh District
Two districts have formed in the new Socotra Governorate since December 2013:
Villages
- Abu Diyan
- Ad Dirah
- Ad Dufah
- Ad-Duruʽ
- Al-Bahth
- Al-Bayda'
- Al-Buhayrah
- Al-Buqayrayn
- Al Dahama
- Al-Fardah
- Al-Gharah
- Al-Ghaydah al-Khadra'
- Al-Ghuwayr
- Al-Ghuyaydah
- Al-Hadah
- Al-Hadiyah
- Al-Hamid
- Al-Harshiyat
- Al-Hasusah
- Al-Hawatiyiah
- Al-Hawtah
- Al-Haylah
- Al-Hazm
- Al-Hidbah
- Al-Huraydah
- Al-Huwaylah
- Al-Jidfirah
- Al-Juhayl
- Al-Juwadah
- Al-Kawdah
- Al-Kharabah, Al Qatn District.
- Al-Khirbah
- Al-Khubbah
- Al-Lisb
- Al-Madudah
- Al-Mashhad
- Al-Mawsaf
- Al-Mekrab
- Al-Mirad
- Al-Mukhtabi'Ah
- Al-Mutaywil
- Al-Qatn
- Al-Qawz
- Al-Qaʽudah
- Al-Qumrah
- Al-Qurayn
- Al-Quzah
- Al-Wasitah
- Al-Wulayjat
- Al-ʽAdiyaḥ
- Al-ʽAsila
- Al-ʽUqaymah
- Anqorah
- An Najil
- An-Naqʽah
- An-Nuʽayr
- Ar Rabwah
- Ar Rawuk
- Ar Ribat
- Ar Ridah Ash Sharqiyiah
- Ar Rihib
- Ar Rubah
- Ar Rujaydah
- Ar Rukayb
- Ar Ujaydah
- Ard Ar Raydah
- As Sabikhat
- As Sadarah
- As Sawm
- As Sihib
- As Simah
- As Sirrayn
- As Sufal
- As Suwayri
- Asfal al-ʽAyn
- Ash Shajar
- Az Zaghfah, Ash Shihr District.
- 'Atud, Adh Dhlia'ah District.
- Ba Hafar
- Ba Hudhayl
- Barwaj, Al Qatn District.
- Bayt Qishn
- Budah
- Burayyirah
- Buwaysh
- Diyar Bani Thabit
- Fayl
- Findah
- Fughmah
- Fuwah
- Ghuraf
- Ghurib
- Hadbat as-Suqʽan
- Hadun
- Haid al-Jazil
- Hawtat As Sadah
- Haynan
- Hazm Haynan
- Husun As Salasil
- Husun As Sufayra'
- Husun Bin Humam
- Jarb al-Fiqr
- Jarif
- Jarshah
- Jaʽʽarah
- Jidfaʽah
- Jilʽah
- Juʽaymah
- Juwat al-al-Muhanna
- Kalbut
- Kaydam Ba Masdus
- Khabarah
- Khashamir
- Khubayah
- Khudaysh
- Khumayr
- Labah
- Lahmas
- Lahrum
- Larmi
- Libnat Ba Rushayd
- Lubayb
- Luqnah
- Mahasin
- Mahmidah
- Manawirah
- Mankhar
- Maryamah
- Maṣnaʽah
- Masnaʽat al-Qaʽ
- Mawla Matar
- Mawshah
- Minwakh
- Miʽyan al-Masajid
- Mudhaynib
- Murabbaʽ Ba Ghamis
- Nafhun
- Niʽaydah
- Numayr
- Qabr Hanzalah
- Qarʽan[5]
- Qarn Bin ʽAdwan[5]
- Qusayʽir[5]
- Rabad Ba Suwadih
- Rijlat al-ʽIjlah[5]
- Safulah
- Sharj Al az-Zuʽ[5]
- Sharj al-Bin Salim
- Shiʽb an-Nur[5]
- Tawban
- Yashhar
- Yuwan
- Zukaykah
- Zulumah
- ʽAjlaniyah
- ʽAnaq
- ʽArd as-Suqayr
- ʽArd ʽAbd'Allah
- ʽAyn Barad
- ʽUqran
- ʽUrum
- Wasit
See also
Notes
References
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