Dhale ( ar, الضالع ') is one of the

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 ...

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that was created after the

unification of Yemen Yemeni unification () took place on May 22, 1990, when the area of the South Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (also known as South Yemen) was united with the Yemen Arab Republic (also known as North Yemen), forming the Yemen, Republic ...

. The population of the province accounts for 2% of the total population of the republic.Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen.Statistic Yearbook 2013 of Yeme

. The fields in the population.xls file are decimals (though they appear as whole numbers). To get the figures in the table, they were multiplied by 1000. Accessed 13 January 2016. The governorate is divided into 9 districts. The city of

Dhale Dhale or Dhala, also spelled Dali and Dhalea and sometimes prefixed with Al or Ad ( ar, الضالع, Aḍ-Ḍāliʿ), is the capital town of Dhale Governorate in south-western Yemen. It is located at around , in the elevation of around 1500 metr ...

is the administrative centre of the province. Dali is one of the governorates that is known for agriculture, and most of the population works in that industry. The most important agricultural crop is

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. The province also contains mineral resources, most importantly

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, which is used in the manufacture of paper, paint, cosmetics and pesticides. This governorate is also home to the Damt hot-springs (''Ḥamam-Damt''), a popular tourist attraction. One of the ancient cities in the region is Juban, a city famous for its castle and the historic Mansuria school, built by the Tahrids. The climate in Dhale governorate is mostly temperate throughout the year.

History

Before the unification of Yemen, Dhale governorate consisted of nine districts, five in

South Yemen South Yemen ( ar, اليمن الجنوبي, al-Yaman al-Janubiyy), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (, ), also referred to as Democratic Yemen (, ) or Yemen (Aden) (, ), was a communist state that existed from 1967 to 19 ...

and four in

North Yemen North Yemen may refer to: * Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1962) * Yemen Arab Republic The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية اليمنية '), also known simply as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaʽa), was a ...

. The South Yemeni districts, Al Hussein, Al Azariq, Ash Shu'ayb, Jahaf, and Ad Dhale'e, were all in the country's

Lahij Governorate Lahij ( ar, لحج ) is a governorate of Yemen. In 2015, the Governorate was subject to the Lahij insurgency, which was part of the Yemeni Civil War. Districts Lahij Governorate is divided into the following 15 districts. These districts are f ...

. The North Yemeni districts were Juban, part of

Al Bayda Governorate Al Bayda Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة ٱلْبَيْضَاء '), also spelt ''Al-Baidhah'' or ''Beida'', is one of the Governorates of Yemen, governorates (''Muhafazah, muhafazat'') of Yemen. It is located near the centre of the country ...

, Al Husha, part of

Taiz Governorate Taiz ( ar, تَعِزّ, Taʿizz) is a governorate of Yemen. The governorate's capital is Taiz, which is the third largest city in Yemen. Today it is the most important commercial centre in Yemen owing to its proximity to the richest farmland in ...

, and Damt District and

Qa'atabah District Qa'atabah District ( ar, مديرية قعطبة, Qāʿaṭabah) is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Dhale Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 91,206 inhabitants. References

Districts of Dhale Gover ...

, both part of

Ibb Governorate Ibb ( ar, إِبّ ') is a governorate of Yemen. It is located in the inland south of the country with Ta'izz Governorate to the southwest, Ad Dali' Governorate to the southeast, Dhamar Governorate to the north, and short borders with Al Bayda' ...

. 70% of the area of today's Dhale Governorate was in North Yemen in 1989.

Location

Dhale Governorate is 245 kilometers away from the Yemeni capital

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...

. It borders Ibb Governorate in the west, Al Bayda Governorate in the north, Lahij Governorate in the south, and Taiz Governorate in the southwest.

Districts

Dhale Governorate is divided into the following 9 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:

References

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