Al Hazm District Explained

Al Hazm District
Native Name:مديرية الحزم
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Yemen
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Yemen
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Yemen
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Al Jawf
Seat:Al Hazm
Population As Of:2003
Population Total:44,456
Timezone:Yemen Standard Time
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:16.25°N 99°W

Al Hazm District (Arabic: مديرية الحزم) is a district of the Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 30,952 inhabitants.[1] The capital lies at Al Hazm.

On 15 July 2020, a Saudi airstrike in Al Hazm killed seven civilians.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Yemen. Statoids. October 20, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101129043227/http://statoids.com/yye.html. 29 November 2010 . live.
  2. News: Air strikes kill civilians in Yemen's al-Jawf province, residents say . 15 July 2020 . 15 August 2020.