As-Salif ( ar, الصليف, , also transliterated as al-Salif) is a coastal village in western

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 in a bay of a headland that forms the southern coast of the Kamaran Bay. As-Salif is recognized for its large deposits of

rock salt Halite (), commonly known as rock salt, is a type of salt, the mineral (natural) form of sodium chloride ( Na Cl). Halite forms isometric crystals. The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pi ...

. Historically, the salt was exported to India. The salt is mined by a government-owned corporation. As-Salif is located at around .

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Populated places in Al Hudaydah Governorate Port cities in the Arabian Peninsula Populated coastal places in Yemen {{Yemen-geo-stub