Al Bayda Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة ٱلْبَيْضَاء '), also spelt ''Al-Baidhah'' or ''Beida'', is one of the
governorates
A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or province, provinces, the term ''govern ...
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muhafazat
A ' ( ; ) is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to "governorate", and occasionally to "province". It comes from the Arabic roo ...
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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 ...
. It is located near the centre of the country, around the town of
Al Bayda. Its population, according to the 2004 Yemeni census, was 571,778.
Governors
Districts
Al Bayda Governorate is divided into the following 20 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:
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Al A'rsh District
Al-'Arsh District ( ar, مُدِيْرِيَّة ٱلْعَرْش, Mudīriyyat Al-‘Arsh) is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 45,773 inhabitants.
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Al Bayda District
Al Bayda District () is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, 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, ...
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Al Bayda City District
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Al Malagim District
Al Malagim District is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, 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 ...
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Al Quraishyah District
Al Quraishyah District is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 29,525 inhabitants.
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Districts of Al Bayda Governorate
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Ar Ryashyyah District
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As Sawadiyah District
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As Sawma'ah District
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Ash Sharyah District
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At Taffah District
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Az Zahir District
Az Zahir District is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, 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 ...
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Dhi Na'im District
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Maswarah District
Maswarah District is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, 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, ...
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Mukayras District
Mukayras District is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen
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Na'man District
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Nati' District
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Rada'a District
Rada'a District ( ar, مُدِيْرِيَّة رَدَاع) is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 56,382 inhabitants. The district's largest city is Rada'a, east of Dhamar, as the crow fl ...
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Radman Al Awad District
Radman Al Awad District is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen
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Sabah District
Sabah District ( ar, مديرية صباح) is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen
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Wald Rabi' District
Wald Rabi' District is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 19,427 inhabitants.
It is the only district in the Al Bayda Governorate which is not contiguous
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Governorates of Yemen
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