al-Ghaida

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الغيضة
al-Ghaida
al-Ghaida (Yemen)
al-Ghaida
al-Ghaida
Coordinates 16 ° 13 '  N , 52 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 16 ° 13 '  N , 52 ° 10'  E
Basic data
Country Yemen

Governorate

al-Mahra
ISO 3166-2 YE-MR
height 13 m
Residents 13,987 (2004 census differently: Kopp, 2003)

Al-Ghaida ( Arabic الغيظة, DMG al-Ġaiẓa ) is the capital of the al-Mahra governorate in eastern Hadramaut . Al-Ghaida is located in the southeast of Yemen , along the coastline of the Indian Ocean , Ghubbat al-Qamar . The port city had 13,987 inhabitants in 2003.

Not far from the city is the tomb of Qabr Qayul (Abd Allah Gharib) . In their vicinity you will find old trees.

traffic

Al-Ghaida has a national airport, Al-Ghaydah-Airport , IATA airport code AAY, ICAO code ODAG. As a city for border traffic (especially Oman ), it is mostly chosen as a place to stay by tourists.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census December 16, 2004
  2. ↑ Horst Kopp (editor), Yemen geography (2005), Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag Wiesbaden, p. 91 (Population figures of Yemeni provincial capitals 2003, calculation by World Gezatteer: 3605 inhabitants)
  3. ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Sailing Directions - Enroute
  4. ↑ Al Ghaydah Airport, Al Ghaydah, Yemen