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Maswar District
Maswar District () is a district of the 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 38,432 inhabitants. In the early 20th century, the mountain village was visited by German explorer and photographer, Hermann Burchardt Hermann Burchardt (November 18, 1857 – December 19, 1909) was a German explorer and photographer of Jewish descent, who is renowned for his black and white pictorial essays of scenes in Arabia in the early 20th century. Life and career Burchard .... References Districts of 'Amran Governorate {{Yemen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Yemen
The Governorates of Yemen, governorates of Yemen are divided into 333 districts (as of 2019) (). The districts are subdivided into 2,210 'Uzlah, Uzaal (sub-districts), and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001). The districts are listed below, by governorate: 'Adan Governorate, 'Aden Governorate *Al Buraiqeh district, Al Buraiqa district *Al Mansura district *Al Mualla district, Mualla district *Ash Shaikh Outhman district, Sheikh Othman district *Attawahi district, Tawahi district *Craiter district, Crater district *Dar Sad district *Khur Maksar district 'Amran Governorate *Al Ashah district *Al Madan district *Al Qaflah district *Amran district *As Sawd district *As Sudah district *Bani Suraim district *Dhi Bin district *Habur Zulaymah district *Harf Sufyan district *Huth district *Iyal Surayh district *Jabal Iyal Yazid district *Khamir district *Kharif district *Maswar district *Raydah district *Shaharah district *Suwayr district *Thula district Abyan Governorate *Ahwar di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Yemen
The Republic of Yemen is divided into twenty-one governorates ('' muhafazah'') and one municipality ( amanah): The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts (''muderiah''), which are subdivided into 1,996 sub-districts, and then into 40,793 villages and 88,817 sub villages (as of 2013). Before 1990, Yemen existed as two separate entities. South Yemen consisted of modern Aden, Abyan, Mahrah, Dhale, Hadramaut, Socotra, Lahij, and Shabwah Governorates, while the rest made up North Yemen. For more information, see Historic Governorates of Yemen. List of governorates Notes: a - Also known as Sanaa City, it is not part of any federal region b - Socotra Governorate was created in December 2013 from parts of the Hadhramaut Governorate, data included there See also * ISO 3166-2:YE References {{DEFAULTSORT:Governorates of Yemen Subdivisions of Yemen Yemen, Governorates Yemen 1 Governorates, Yemen Yemen geography-related lists Yemen Yemen, officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'Amran Governorate
ʽAmran () is one of the governorates of Yemen. Located in the northwestern side of the country, it is controlled by the Houthi movement in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present). Geography Neighboring governorates * Saada Governorate (north) * Al Jawf Governorate (east) * Sanaa Governorate (southeast) * Al Mahwit Governorate Al Mahwit ( ') is one of the governorates of Yemen. Geography Adjacent governorates * Hajjah Governorate (north) * Al Hudaydah Governorate (west) * Sanaa Governorate (south, east) * 'Amran Governorate (northeast) Districts Al Mahwit Governo ... (south) * Hajjah Governorate (west) Districts 'Amran Governorate is divided into the following 20 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages: * Al Ashah district * Al Madan district * Al Qaflah district * Amran district * As Sawd district * As Sudah district * Bani Suraim district * Dhi Bin district * Habur Zulaymah district * Harf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayt ʽIdhaqah
Bayt ʽIdhaqah ( ) is a large village in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen, and the seat of Maswar District. It is the district's largest village and its principal market, with a souk meeting on Thursdays. Name According to the 10th-century writer Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Bayt ‘Idhaqah is named after ‘Udhāqah b. Maswar b. ‘Amr b. Ma‘dī Karib al-Shammarī, of the tribe of Himyar Himyar was a polity in the southern highlands of Yemen, as well as the name of the region which it claimed. Until 110 BCE, it was integrated into the Qatabanian kingdom, afterwards being recognized as an independent kingdom. According to class .... Many surrounding locations are said to derive their names from relatives of ‘Idhaqah. Robert T.O. Wilson spelled the name as Bayt ‘Udhaqah, but the name is "today universally pronounced ‘Idhaqah." History Although the name is mentioned by al-Hamdani in the 10th century, Bayt ‘Idhaqah does not seem to have become a major settlement unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west, sharing maritime boundary, maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering roughly 455,503 square kilometres (175,871 square miles), with a coastline of approximately , Yemen is the second largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutional capital and largest city. Yemen's estimated population is 34.7 million, mostly Arabs, Arab Muslims. It is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Owing to its geographic location, Yemen has been at the crossroads of many civilisations for over 7,000 years. In 1200 BCE, the Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Burchardt
Hermann Burchardt (November 18, 1857 – December 19, 1909) was a German explorer and photographer of Jewish descent, who is renowned for his black and white pictorial essays of scenes in Arabia in the early 20th century. Life and career Burchardt, born in Berlin in 1857 to a Jewish family, gave up his unwanted merchant profession at the age of 30, following the death of his father who left him with a large inheritance. Around this time, Burchardt who had developed a keen interest in photography, chose to become a ''privateer'' - that is, a man who travelled for pleasure. Before disembarking on his journeys to Africa and the Middle East, he learnt systematically, both, Arabic and Turkish, while studying in Berlin's ''Department of Oriental Languages'' (''Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen'') between the years 1890–1892, as also learnt the rudiments of Swahili and Persian (Farsi). Burchardt's first trip in the Spring of 1893 brought him to the Siwa Oasis in Egypt. Later he sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
