Hadhramaut GovernorateHadhramaut Governorate (Arabic: محافظة حضرموت, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Ḥaḍramawt) is a governorate of Yemen. Lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut, it is the country's largest governorate. The capital of Hadhramaut is the city of Mukalla. Other cities in Hadhramaut include the historical towns of Shibam, Sena, Seiyun, Tarim, and Ash Shihr.
South ArabiaSouth Arabia (Arabic: جنوب الجزيرة العربية, romanized: Janub al-Jazirat al-Arabia), or Greater Yemen, is a historical region that consists of the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula in the southern part of West Asia, mainly centered in what is now the Republic of Yemen, yet it historically included Najran, Jazan, and Asir, which are presently in Saudi Arabia, and Dhofar of present-day Oman.
Hadhrami ArabicHadhrami Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة الحضرمية, romanized: al-Lahjah al-Ḥaḍramiyah) is a variety of Arabic spoken by the Hadharem living in the region of Hadhramaut in southeastern Yemen.
Arabian PeninsulaThe Arabian Peninsula, or simply Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia. It accounts for the majority of the land situated on the Arabian plate. With an area of 3,237,500 km2 (1.25 million mi2), it is the world's largest peninsula—roughly comparable in size to India. Nine countries are located on the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, as well as the southern halves of Iraq and Jordan.
Romanization of ArabicThe romanization of Arabic is the systematic rendering of written and spokenArabic in the Latin script. Romanized Arabic is used for various purposes, among them transcription of names and titles, cataloging Arabic language works, language education when used instead of or alongside the Arabic script, and representation of the language in scientific publications by linguists.
OmanOman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, and maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. Its coastline extends along the Arabian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Oman to the northeast.
Governorates of YemenThe Republic of Yemen is divided into twenty-one governorates (muhafazah) and one municipality (amanah). The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah), which are subdivided into 1,996 sub-districts, and then into 40,793 villages and 88,817 sub villages (as of 2013). Before reunification in 1990, Yemen existed as two separate countries.
Shabwah GovernorateShabwah (Arabic: شَبْوَة, romanized: Šabwa) is a governorate (province) of Yemen. Its main town is Ataq. It was named after the ancient south Arabian city of Shabwa. During the Yemeni Civil War 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 rebels.
ArabicCentral Semitic languageArabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic.
Al-Mahrah GovernorateAl-Mahrah (Arabic: ٱلْمَهْرَةal-Mahrah), or simply Mahra, is the easternmost governorate (muhafazah) of Yemen, situated in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Bordered by Oman to the east and the Rub' al Khali desert to the north, it is often referred to as the country's "Eastern Gateway." Its capital is Al Ghaydah, and it remains the least populated governorate in Yemen, accounting for only 0.5% of the national population.
DhofarDhofar (Arabic: ظُفَّار, romanized: Ẓuffār) is the largest of the 11 governorates in the Sultanate of Oman by area. It lies in southwestern Oman, bordered on the west by Al Mahrah Governorate of Yemen, on the north by the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, on the east by Al Wusta Governorate, and on the south by the Arabian Sea, part of the Indian Ocean.
SharurahSharurah (Arabic: شرورة) is a city and governorate in Najran Province, southern Saudi Arabia. It is the largest governorate in the province by both area and population. In 2014, Al-Kharkhir Governorate was abolished, and Sharurah absorbed its territory along with most of its population.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.