Al-Shihr District | |
Native Name: | مديرية الشحر |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 15°N 79°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Yemen |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Hadhramaut Governorate |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 116088 |
Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Al-Shihr District (Arabic: مديرية الشحر) is a district of the Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen. As of 2021, the district had a population of 116,088 inhabitants.[1]
The district contains hills such as Khashm ‘Urf, Khashm Khuwayr, Duqm al Muḩawwal, Khashm al Muḩawwal, Ra's Ḩawrā', ‘Aqabat al ‘Arshah and ‘Aqabat Ma‘dī. Wadis in the district include Shi‘b Ruş‘ah, Wādī ‘Arf, Wādī ‘Ārif, Wādī al Ghalāghil, Wādī al Qibālī, Wādī Disabah, Wādī Ghanam, Wādī Ḩaqab, Wādī Ma‘dī and Wādī Şayq.[2]