Khamis Mushait
Chamis Muschait ( Arabic خميس مشيط, DMG Ḫamīs Mušaiṭ ; also Khamis Mushayt ) is a city in the southwest of Saudi Arabia in the province of Asir . In 2004 the city had 372,000 inhabitants . It is in the Moscow time zone .
The place name has been known since the 1760s. Chamis , the Arabic word for Thursday , refers to the weekly market held here on Thursdays . The city's population has grown dramatically since the 1970s.
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Khamis Mushait
Source: wetterkontor.de
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Personalities
- Jörn Wemmer (* 1984), German soccer player
- Abdulfattah Asiri (* 1994), Saudi Arabian football player
Web links
Commons : Chamis Muschait - Collection of images, videos and audio files