al-Ghurfa
Coordinates: 15 ° 55 ' N , 48 ° 44' E
Al-Ghurfa ( Arabic الغرفة, DMG al-Ġurfa ) is a city in the Yemeni Hadramaut governorate with about 5000 inhabitants. It lies between Tarim and Shibam .
The former city sheikdom once belonged to the British protectorate of Aden . In 1925 (1344 after the Hejra ) Ghurfa issued silver coins of 4, 8, 15, 30, 45 and 60 khumsi . There were 120 khumsi = 1 riyal.
Individual evidence
- ^ Günter Schön: World coin catalog. 20th century . Battenberg Verlag, Munich 2004, p. 560, ISBN 3-89441-557-6 .