Al Ghaydah ( ar, الغيضة) is the capital city of

Al Mahrah Governorate Al Mahrah ( ar, ٱلْمَهْرَة '), or simply Mahra, is a governorate ('' muhafazah'') of Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Situated in the area of the former Mahra Sultanate, its capital is Al Ghaydah, and it has inte ...

in south-eastern

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast an ...

Transport

The city is served by

Al Ghaydah Airport Al Ghaydah Airport is an airport near Al Ghaydah, Yemen. History In December 2017, Saudi Arabia began stationing troops at Al-Ghaydah International Airport, as part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi may refer to: * Saudi A ...

Climate

Al Ghaydah has a

hot desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in deser ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

: ''BWh'')

References

Populated places in Al Mahrah Governorate {{Yemen-geo-stub