Hawf District is a

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of the

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 internat ...

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. As of 2003, the district had a population of 5,143 inhabitants. The Hawf Area was nomination to be a natural

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in August 2002. Current the status is listed as tentatively approved.

Climate

In Hawf, the climate is hot and dry. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Bwh. The average annual temperature in Hawf is . About of precipitation falls annually.

References

Districts of Al Mahrah Governorate {{Yemen-geo-stub