Ash Shu'ayb District | |
Other Name: | Alshaib |
Native Name: | مديرية الشعيب |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Yemen |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhale |
Area Total Km2: | 338 |
Population As Of: | 2003 |
Population Total: | 38261 |
Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Elevation M: | 2084 |
Postal Code Type: | [1] |
Ash Shu'ayb District is a district of the Dhale Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 38,261 inhabitants.[2]
Ash Shu'ayb district (Shuaib) is located between longitude (44.833) eastward, and latitude (13.83) northward. Al Shu'ayb is located on a plateau ranging from 3000 to 3,500 feet in the north-west of Aden. It is about 140 miles away, and the Shuaib (North) and North (West) The eastern side, the Dhale Governorate and the [Halimin Directorate] from the southern side. Among the most important villages: Al-Awabel (the capital of the Directorate[3]), Al Madu, Hathara, Houf, Lasbour, Qazaah, Bakhael, Maklan, Rabat, Kahreeh, Jabbab, Ja'afer, Lnajud, lwdeeha, Gabel Kadapa, Raghb.
Al Shuaib Directorate enjoys a cool climate for its rise above sea level.
Notable mountains in the district include Hay'd Urshi, Jabal Harir and Jabal Khudr.