Al Jawf Governorate
Al Jawf
محافظات الجوف | |
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Governorate | |
Sheba Region | |
Seat | Al Hazm |
Area | |
• Total | 30,620 km2 (11,820 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 772,645 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Al Jawf (
.As of April 2020, after the
2020 offensive, nearly all the governorate is under Houthi control, except for Khabb wa ash Sha'af.[2]
On 15 July 2020, a Saudi Arabian airstrike in Al Hazm District in Al-Jawf Governorate killed seven Yemeni civilians.[3] On 17 August 2020, a Houthi missile attack killed 11 government troops, including a senior officer.[4]
Geography
Adjacent governorates
- Hadhramaut Governorate (east)
- Sanaa Governorate (southwest)
- 'Amran Governorate (west)
- Saada Governorate (northwest)
- Marib Governorate (south)
Districts
Al Jawf Governorate is divided into the following 12 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:
- Al Ghayl District
- Al Hazm District
- Al Humaydat District
- Al Khalq District
- Al Maslub District
- Al Matammah District
- Al Maton District
- Az Zahir District
- Bart Al Anan District
- Khabb wa ash Sha'af District
- Kharab Al Marashi District
- Rajuzah District
References
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook 2011". Central Statistical Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Audience Question: Did Ansar Allah Liberated 95% of al-Jawf?". 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Air strikes kill civilians in Yemen's al-Jawf province, residents say". 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "11 Yemen soldiers killed in clashes and rebel attack".
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