Al Ghaydah Airport is an
airport
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near
Al Ghaydah
Al Ghaydah ( ar, الغيضة) is the capital city of Al Mahrah Governorate in south-eastern Yemen.
Transport
The city is served by Al Ghaydah Airport.
Climate
Al Ghaydah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification
The Köppen ...
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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 ...
.
History
In December 2017,
Saudi Arabia
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began stationing troops at Al-Ghaydah International Airport, as part of the
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi may refer to:
* Saudi Arabia
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* House of Saud
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Following months of protests, Saudi forces returned control of the airport to Yemeni officials in July 2018.
Airlines and destinations
References
Airports in Yemen
Al Mahrah Governorate
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