Al Jawf Governorate Explained

Al Jawf
Native Name:	Arabic: محافظات الجوف
Native Name Lang:	ar
Settlement Type:	Governorate
Subdivision Type:	Country
Seat:	Al Hazm
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	30620
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	772,645
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Sheba Region

Al Jawf (Arabic: الجوف ) is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Al Hazm.

As of April 2020, after the Houthi forces' 2020 offensive, nearly all the governorate is under Houthi control, except for Khabb wa ash Sha'af which is under the control of Al-Qaeda.^[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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistical Yearbook 2011. Central Statistical Organisation. 24 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121009023840/http://www.cso-yemen.org/publiction/yearbook2011/population.xls. 9 October 2012. dead.
2. News: Audience Question: Did Ansar Allah Liberated 95% of al-Jawf? . 1 May 2020 . 1 May 2020.
3. News: Air strikes kill civilians in Yemen's al-Jawf province, residents say . 15 July 2020 . 15 August 2020.
4. Web site: 11 Yemen soldiers killed in clashes and rebel attack.