Dhale ( ') is one of the

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that was created after the

unification of Yemen The Yemeni unification () took place on 22 May 1990, when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) and the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) united, forming the Republic of Yemen. Background (1918–1990) North Yemen became an ...

. 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 (), is the capital town of Dhale Governorate in south-western Yemen. It is located at around , at an elevation of around 1500 metres. History Formerly it was the ca ...

is the administrative centre of the province. Dali is one of the governorates that is known for

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

, 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 in 1990, Dhale governorate consisted of nine districts, five in

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and four in

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. 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 ( ) is a governorate of Yemen. Geography Adjacent governorates * Taiz Governorate (northwest) * Dhale Governorate (north) * Abyan Governorate (east) * Aden Governorate (south) Districts Lahij Governorate is divided into the following 15 ...

. The North Yemeni districts were Juban, part of

Al Bayda Governorate Al Bayda Governorate ( '), also spelt ''Al-Baidhah'' or ''Beida'', is one of the governorates ('' muhafazat'') of Yemen. It is located near the centre of the country, around the town of Al Bayda. Its population, according to the 2004 Yemeni cen ...

, Al Husha, part of

Taiz Governorate Taiz () is a governorates of Yemen, governorate of Yemen. The governorate's capital Taiz, the third-largest city in Yemen, is among the most important commercial centres in the country, owing to its proximity to farmland, the Red Sea port of Mok ...

, and

Damt district Damt District is a district of the Dhale Governorate, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Om ...

and

Qa'atabah district Qa'atabah District () is a district of the Dhale Governorate, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the ...

, both part of

Ibb Governorate Ibb ( ') 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' Governorate t ...

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

Geography

Dhale Governorate is 245 kilometers away from the Yemeni capital

Sana'a Sanaa, officially the Sanaa Municipality, is the ''de jure'' capital and largest city of Yemen. The city is the capital of the Sanaa Governorate, but is not part of the governorate, as it forms a separate administrative unit. At an elevation ...

Adjacent governorates

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(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

Governorates of Yemen {{Yemen-geo-stub