As-Salif ( ar, الصليف, , also transliterated as al-Salif) is a coastal village in western

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 Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

. It is located in a bay of a headland that forms the southern coast of the

Kamaran Kamaran Island ( ar, كمران ''Kamarān'') is the largest Yemeni island in the Red Sea. The island is long and wide and is strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea. It is a "shelf island" located in the shallow waters of the ...

Bay. As-Salif is recognized for its large deposits of

rock salt Halite (), commonly known as rock salt, is a type of salt, the mineral (natural) form of sodium chloride ( Na Cl). Halite forms isometric crystals. The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pi ...

. Historically, the salt was exported to India. The salt is mined by a government-owned corporation. As-Salif is located at around .

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Populated places in Al Hudaydah Governorate Port cities in the Arabian Peninsula Populated coastal places in Yemen {{Yemen-geo-stub