Al Hudaydah ( ar, الْحُدَيْدَة, Al Ḥudaida) is a
governorate
A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or provinces, the term ''governorate'' is often used in translation from ...
of
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 and ...
. Its capital is
Al Hudaydah
Al-Hudaydah ( ar, الْحُدَيْدَة, al-ḥudayda), also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or Hodeidah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea.
As of 2004, its population was 402,560 and it is ...
. The governorate is also sometimes referred to as the Western Coast.
This governorate borders the
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...
and is part of the narrow
Tihamah
Tihamah or Tihama ( ar, تِهَامَةُ ') refers to the Red Sea coastal plain of the Arabian Peninsula from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Bab el Mandeb.
Etymology
Tihāmat is the Proto-Semitic language's term for 'sea'. Tiamat (or Tehom, in mas ...
region. Its capital, Al Hudaydah, also serves as an important local port city.
Districts
Al Hudaydah Governorate is divided into the following 26 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:
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Ad Dahi District
Ad Dahi District ( ar, مديرية الضحي) is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the souther ...
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Ad Durayhimi District
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Al Garrahi District
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Al Hajjaylah District
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Al Hali District
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Al Hawak District
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Al Khawkhah District
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Al Mansuriyah District
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Al Marawi'ah District
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Al Mighlaf District
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Al Mina District
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Al Munirah District
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Al Qanawis District
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Alluheyah District
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As Salif District
As Salif District ( ar, مديرية الصليف) is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen
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As Sukhnah District
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At Tuhayat District
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Az Zaydiyah District
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Az Zuhrah District
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Bajil District
Bajil District is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, 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, a ...
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Bayt al-Faqih District
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Bura District
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Hays District
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Jabal Ra's District
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Kamaran District
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Zabid District
Zabid District ( ar, مُدِيْرِيَّة زَبِيد) is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate in western Yemen.
Overview
The Yemeni Sufi Sheikh Isma'il al-Jabarti of the Qadiriyyah order is buried in the Zabid District.I. M. Lewis, '' ...
References
Governorates of Yemen
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