As-Salif | |
Native Name: | Arabic: الصليف |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Yemen |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yemen |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Yemen |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Al Hudaydah Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | As-Salif |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 15.3108°N 42.6731°W |
As-Salif (Arabic: الصليف,, also transliterated as al-Salif) is a coastal village in western Yemen.[1] It is located in a bay of a headland that forms the southern coast of the Kamaran Bay. As-Salif is recognized for its large deposits of rock salt.[1] [2] Historically, the salt was exported to India.[2] The salt is mined by a government-owned corporation.[1] As-Salif is located at around 15.3108°N 42.6731°W.[3]