Hadhramaut Govrenorate
Hadhramaut or Hadramawt (Arabic: حضرموت Ḥaḍramawt) is a governorate o Yemen. Lyin athin the lairge historical region o Hadhramaut, it is the kintra's lairgest govrenorate.
Hadhramaut حضرموت | |
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Govrenorate | |
Kintra | Yemen |
Seat | Al Mukalla |
Area | |
• Total | 191737 km2 (74,030 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,255,000 |
• Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
The caipital o Hadhramut is the ceety o Al Mukalla. Ither ceeties in Hadhramaut include the historical touns o Shibam, Sena, Seiyun, Tarim, an Alshiher. It wis badly hit bi rainfaw durin the 2008 Yemen floods, which left thoosans hameless an mony biggins shattered.
The Socotra archipelago haes been pairt o Hadhramaut Govrenorate syne 2004, when it wis muivit frae 'Adan Govrenorate. In 2013, it shapit the newly creatit Soqatra Govrenorate.
Destricts
eeditEfter the creation o separate Socotra Govrenorate in Dizember 2013, anerly 28 destricts remain in Hadramaut Govrenorate:
- Ad Dis Destrict
- Adh Dhlia'ah Destrict
- Al Abr Destrict
- Al Mukalla Destrict
- Al Mukalla Ceety Destrict
- Al Qaf Destrict
- Al Qatn Destrict
- Amd Destrict
- Ar Raydah Wa Qusayar Destrict
- As Sawm Destrict
- Ash Shihr Destrict
- Brom Mayfa Destrict
- Daw'an Destrict
- Ghayl Ba Wazir Destrict
- Ghayl Bin Yamin Destrict
- Hagr As Sai'ar Destrict
- Hajr Destrict
- Huraidhah Destrict
- Rakhyah Destrict
- Rumah Destrict
- Sah Destrict
- Sayun Destrict
- Shibam Destrict
- Tarim Destrict
- Thamud Destrict
- Wadi Al Ayn Destrict
- Yabuth Destrict
- Zamakh wa Manwakh Destrict
Twa destricts hae shapit Socotra Govrenorate syne Dizember 2013:
- See Hadhramaut for further information.
References
eedit- ↑ "Statistical Yearbook 2011". Central Statistical Organisation. Archived frae the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 24 Februar 2013.