Al Hudaydah ( ar, الْحُدَيْدَة, Al Ḥudaida) is a

governorate 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 ...

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 ...

. Its capital is

Al Hudaydah Al-Hudaydah ( ar, الْحُدَيْدَة, al-ḥudayda), also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or Hodeidah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea. As of 2004, its population was 402,560 and it is ...

. The governorate is also sometimes referred to as the Western Coast. This governorate borders the

Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...

and is part of the narrow

Tihamah Tihamah or Tihama ( ar, تِهَامَةُ ') refers to the Red Sea coastal plain of the Arabian Peninsula from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Bab el Mandeb. Etymology Tihāmat is the Proto-Semitic language's term for 'sea'. Tiamat (or Tehom, in mas ...

region. Its capital, Al Hudaydah, also serves as an important local port city.

Districts

Al Hudaydah Governorate is divided into the following 26 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages: *

Ad Dahi District Ad Dahi District ( ar, مديرية الضحي) is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the souther ...

* Ad Durayhimi District * Al Garrahi District * Al Hajjaylah District *

Al Hali District Al Hali District is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 168,071 inhabitants. References

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* Al Hawak District *

Al Khawkhah District Al Khawkhah District ( ar, مديرية الخوخة) is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the s ...

* Al Mansuriyah District *

Al Marawi'ah District Al Marawi'ah District is a district of the Al Hudaydah 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 Penins ...

* Al Mighlaf District * Al Mina District *

Al Munirah District Al Munirah District is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 37,183 inhabitants. References

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* Al Qanawis District *

Alluheyah District Alluheyah District is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 105,682 inhabitants. References

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As Salif District As Salif District ( ar, مديرية الصليف) is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the south ...

* As Sukhnah District * At Tuhayat District * Az Zaydiyah District *

Az Zuhrah District Az Zuhrah District is a district of the Al Hudaydah 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 Peninsul ...

* Bajil District * Bayt al-Faqih District * Bura District * Hays District * Jabal Ra's District * Kamaran District *

Zabid District Zabid District ( ar, مُدِيْرِيَّة زَبِيد) is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate in western Yemen. Overview The Yemeni Sufi Sheikh Isma'il al-Jabarti of the Qadiriyyah order is buried in the Zabid District.I. M. Lewis, '' ...

References

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