Lahij ( ar, لحج ) 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 ...
of
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 ...
.
In 2015, the Governorate was subject to the
Lahij insurgency
The Lahij insurgency was a guerrilla war waged by tribesmen loyal to Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi against the Houthis and Yemen Army units loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, who controlled most of the Lahij Governorate of Yemen.
In late July, Pro-Hadi forces ...
, which was part of the
Yemeni Civil War Yemeni Civil War may refer to several historical events which have taken place in Yemen:
*Alwaziri coup, February – March 1948
*Yemeni–Adenese clan violence, 1956–60
*North Yemen Civil War, 1962–70
*Aden Emergency, 1963–67
*South Yemen#Di ...
.
Districts
Lahij Governorate is divided into the following 15 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:
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Al Hawtah District
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Al Had District
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Al Madaribah Wa Al Arah District
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Al Maflahy District
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Al Maqatirah District
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Al Milah District
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Al Musaymir District
Al Musaymir District ( ar, مديرية المسيمير) is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Lahij Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 26,558 inhabitants.
References
Districts of Lahij Governorate
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Al Qabbaytah District
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Habil Jabr District
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Halimayn District
Halimayn District is a district of the Lahij 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, and b ...
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Radfan District
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Tuban District
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Tur Al Bahah District
Tur Al Bahah District ( ar, طور الباحة) is a district of the Lahij Governorate, Yemen
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Yafa'a District
Yafa'a District is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Lahij Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 75,014 inhabitants.
References
Districts of Lahij Governorate
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Yahr District
Yahr District is a district of the Lahij 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, and borde ...
See also
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Lahij
Lahij or Lahej ( ar, لحج, Laḥj, links=no), also called al-Hawtah, is a city and an area located between Ta'izz and Aden in Yemen. From the 18th to the 20th century, its rulers were of the Abdali branch of the Al-Sallami tribe who trace th ...
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Sultanate of Lahej
Lahej ( ar, لحج '), the Sultanate of Lahej ( ar, سلطنة لحج '), or, sometimes, the Abdali Sultanate ( ar, سلطنة العبدلي '')'', was a Sheikdom based in Lahij in Southern Arabia. The Sultanate became self-ruling in 1728 and ga ...
References
External links
District subdivision map of Lahij Governorate
Governorates of Yemen
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