Shabwah ( ar, شَبْوَة, Šabwa) is a
governorate (province) 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 ...
. Its main town is
Ataq.
During 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 ...
in 2015, the province became a battleground. The battle, known as the
Shabwah Campaign, ended on August 15, 2015, after forces loyal to the government of
Abd Rabbah Mansour Hadi defeated
Houthi
The Houthi movement (; ar, ٱلْحُوثِيُّون ''al-Ḥūthīyūn'' ), officially called Ansar Allah (' ''Partisans of God'' or ''Supporters of God'') and colloquially simply Houthis, is an Islamist political and armed movement that ...
rebels.
Districts
Shabwah Governorate is divided into the following 17 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:
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Ataq District
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Bayhan Districtt
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Jardan District
Jardan District is a district of the Shabwah Governorate in Yemen
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Nisab District
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Usaylan District
Usaylan District () is a district of the Shabwah Governorate in 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 ...
References
Governorates of Yemen
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