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Wusab Al Ali District
Wusab Al Ali District is a district of the Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 164,223 inhabitants. It is one of the largest districts of Dhamar Governorate, covering an area of 592 square kilometers, and is characterized by high mountains. As of 2019, it has a population of 275,137. It is part of the historical and geographical region of Wusab Wusab is a historical and geographical region of Yemen, currently represented by the two districts of Wusab al-ʽAli and Wusab as-Safil in Dhamar Governorate. History Wusab has a long history stretching back into the pre-Islamic era. The ma .... Divisions Wusab Al Ali contains 850 villages and is divided into 9 makhalif, which are further subdivided into 73 subdistricts. An incomplete list of them is below: # Al-Jabjab ## Ajbar Sawafil ## Ajbar 'Awali ## Al-Shurka' (aka al-Shuraka') ## Al-Manarah ## Bilad as-Sidh (aka Bilad al-Sadah) ## 'Araf ## Yaris # Al-Qayima ## Al-Bayadi' ## Az-Zahir ## A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Yemen
The governorates of Yemen are divided into 333 districts (as of 2019) ( '' mudīriyyā''). The districts are subdivided into 2,210 Uzaal (sub-districts), and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001). The districts are listed below, by governorate: 'Aden Governorate *Al Buraiqeh District * Al Mansura District * Al Mualla District * Ash Shaikh Outhman District * Attawahi District * Craiter District * Dar Sad District *Khur Maksar District 'Amran Governorate *Al Ashah District *Al Madan District * Al Qaflah District *Amran District * As Sawd District *As Sudah District *Bani Suraim District *Dhi Bin District *Habur Zulaymah District *Harf Sufyan District *Huth District *Iyal Surayh District *Jabal Iyal Yazid District *Khamir District *Kharif District *Maswar District * Raydah District *Shaharah District * Suwayr District *Thula District Abyan Governorate *Ahwar District *Al Mahfad District *Al Wade'a District *Jayshan District *Khanfir District *Lawdar District *Mudiyah Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Yemen
Yemen is divided into twenty-one governorates (''muhafazah'') and one municipality ( amanah): Notes: a - Also known as Sanaa City b - Socatra Governorate was created in December 2013 from parts of Hadramaut, data included there The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts (''muderiah''), which are subdivided into 1,996 sub-districts, and then into 40,793 villages and 88,817 sub villages (as of 2013). Before 1990, Yemen existed as two separate entities. South Yemen consisted of modern Aden, Abyan, Al Mahrah, Dhale, Hadramaut, Socotra, Lahij, and Shabwah Governorates, while the rest made up North Yemen. For more information, see Historic Governorates of Yemen. See also * ISO 3166-2:YE References {{DEFAULTSORT:Governorates of Yemen Subdivisions of Yemen Yemen, Governorates Yemen 1 Governorates, Yemen Yemen geography-related lists Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhamar Governorate
Dhamar ( ar, ذَمَار, Ḏamār), also spelt ''Thamar'', is a governorate of Yemen. It is located to the south and southeast of Sana'a Governorate, to the north of Ibb Governorate, to the east of Al Hudaydah Governorate and to the northwest of Al Bayda' Governorate in the central highlands of Yemen. Area and climate It has a total area of , and is divided among 12 administrative districts ( ar, مُدِيْرِيَّأت, Mudīriyyāt) and further divided into 314 '' 'Uzlat'' (sub-districts). According to the 2004 census, the governorate contains 1,329,229 people, most of whom live in the governorate's 3,262 villages. A visitor may enter the governorate about south of the Sana'a Airport. The center of the governorate is about from Sana'a, the capital of the Republic. The governorate sits among a number of other governorates: Sana'a to the north and northeast, Al-Bayda' to the east, Ibb to the south, and Raymah and Al-Hudaydah to the west. The governorate in general lies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad-Dann
Ad-Dann ( ar, الدن ), historically known as Hisn Naʽman, is a village in Wusab Al Ali District of Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. It serves as the seat of the district. History According to the 14th-century author Wajih al-Din al-Hubayshi, who wrote a history of Wusab, ad-Dann (known then as ''Hisn Naʽman'') originated during pre-Islamic times, and the Sulayhids The Sulayhid dynasty ( ar, بَنُو صُلَيْح, Banū Ṣulayḥ, lit=Children of Sulayh) was an Ismaili Shi'ite Arab dynasty established in 1047 by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi that ruled most of historical Yemen at its peak. The Sulay ... had later built a castle atop the ruins. The Sulayhid ruler Ali al-Sulayhi resided here for several years during the mid-11th century, and he had extended the castle here; in 1064, he also commissioned a Great Mosque in nearby Qardah (identified with modern Harurah in the territory of the Bani Shu'ayb). References Populated places in Dhamar Governorate { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and Oman to the Oman–Yemen border, northeast and shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. Yemen is the second-largest Arabs, Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying , with a coastline stretching about . Its constitutionally stated Capital city, capital, and largest city, is Sanaa. As of 2021, Yemen has an estimated population of some 30.4 million. In ancient times, Yemen was the home of the Sabaeans, a trading state that included parts of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. Later in 275 AD, the Himyarite Kingdom was influenced by Judaism. Christianity arrived in the fourth century. Islam spread quickly in the seventh century and Yemenite troops were crucial in the early Islamic conquests. Several Dynasty, dynasties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wusab
Wusab is a historical and geographical region of Yemen, currently represented by the two districts of Wusab al-ʽAli and Wusab as-Safil in Dhamar Governorate. History Wusab has a long history stretching back into the pre-Islamic era. The main town was ʽArkabah; according to Wajih al-Din al-Hubayshi (d.1380), who wrote about the history of Wusab, the people of ʽArkabah had been Christians before the arrival of Islam, and "then they converted to Islam of their own free will." Another important town in pre-Islamic times was Dhi Jabbah, to the west of Hisn Juʽr. Al-Hubayshi wrote that Dhi Jurrah had been surrounded by high walls and was built around a gushing spring. Above all, it was famous for its markets: in pre-Islamic times, caravans had come there from all over Yemen, and even after the town fell it remained a stopping place for caravans. Al-Hubayshi also mentioned two more pre-Islamic towns in Wusab: al-Ziraʽi, between Juʽr and Zafiran, and al-Safyan, near Juʽ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhlaf
''Mikhlaf'' ( ar, مخلاف, plural ''Makhleef''; ) was an administrative division in ancient Yemen and is a geographical term used in Yemen. According to Ya'qubi there were eighty-four Mikhlaf in Yemen. The leader of the Mikhlaf is called ''Qil'' ( ar, قيل, plural Aqial; ). Overview Makhleef were mini-kingdoms under the united kingdom of Saba' and Dhu Raydan. In the second century AD, Shamir Yuhari'sh II extended the Kingdom of Saba and Dhu Raydan to the kingdom of Hadramout and kingdom of Yamnat and so the kings of that time adopted the long title "King of Saba, Dhu raydan, Hadrmawt and Yamant". They are also known as Tubba kings who established the second Himyarite Kingdom. In the fifth century AD the Tubba king AbuKarib As'ad had the title "King of Saba', Dhu raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and his Arabs, on Tawdum (the high plateau) and Tihamah". The system of Makhaleef expanded to these areas and was essential to control these areas. List of Makhaleef The following list app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
