Raymah ( ') is a governorate 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 capital is Al Jabin. The governorate was established in January 2004 from parts of

Sanaa Governorate Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorat ...

. Its name derives from Wadi Rima, which crosses through the governorate.

Geography and districts

Raymah Governorate is located in the middle of Yemen's western mountain range, between 14.36°-14.88° north and 43.50°-44°) east. It is about 200 kilometers away from the capital,

Sanaa 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 Gover ...

. It borders

Al Hudaydah Governorate Al Hudaydah ( ar, الْحُدَيْدَة, Al Ḥudaida) is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Al Hudaydah. The governorate is also sometimes referred to as the Western Coast. This governorate borders the Red Sea and is part of the narrow Ti ...

to the west,

Dhamar Governorate Dhamar ( ar, ذَمَار, Ḏamār), also spelt ''Thamar'', is a governorate of Yemen. It is located to the south and southeast of Sana'a Governorate, to the north of Ibb Governorate, to the east of Al Hudaydah Governorate and to the northwest o ...

to the south and east, and

to the northeast. Its area is roughly 1,915 square kilometers. According to the 2004 General Census of Population, Housing and Establishments in Yemen, the governorate's population was 394,448, with an annual growth rate of 3.04%. The governorate contains three distinct geographic areas. Its western part includes Al Jafariyah District, Al Jabin District, and Bilad At Ta'am District, in the Al-Hawaz mountains. This area is very rocky. Its middle portion consists of high mountains, with elevations up to 2,950 meters above sea level, but also supports a variety of crops. The eastern section of the governorate includes As Salafiyah District and Mazhar District, and parts of the Al Jabin and Kusmah districts. The topography here is characterized by lower mountains interspersed with wide valleys and fertile agricultural plains. Raymah Governorate's six districts are as follows: * Al Jabin District * Al Jafariyah District * As Salafiyah District * Bilad At Ta'am District * Kusmah District * Mazhar District

Adjacent governorates

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(east and south)

Language

Many people in the governorate speak Arabic with a Himyarite dialect, in which the first-person singular and second-person conjugations of verbs in perfect form end with the Arabic letter ك (equivalent to an English "k"), instead of ت ("t").

History

In 2022,

flash floods A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice or snow flowing ...

killed six people in Raymah Governorate.

Agriculture

Raymah Governorate has long been a center of coffee cultivation; however, water shortages are a major constraint. In addition to coffee, farmers in Raymah Governorate grow many vegetables, fruits, grains, honey, and livestock.

References

External links

Governorates of Yemen {{Yemen-geo-stub