Hajjah District Explained

Hajjah District
Native Name:Arabic: مُدِيْرِيَّة حَجَّة
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Yemen#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hajjah District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Yemen
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hajjah
Population As Of:2003
Population Total:29533
Timezone:Yemen Standard Time
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:15.6814°N 43.4497°W

Hajjah District (Arabic: مُدِيْرِيَّة حَجَّة|Mudīriyyat Ḥajjah) is a district of the Hajjah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 29,533 inhabitants.[1]

History

Albeit enjoying peace between 2013 and the end of December 2018, despite the war that has engulfed other parts of the country, the area of Hajour has witnessed intense fighting between Houthis vying for control of the area and local tribes with whom they earlier agreed to cease hostilities that had occurred in 2012 and 2013.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Yemen. Statoids. October 21, 2010.
  2. News: Shiban . Baraa . Yemen’s strategic Hajour district: A forgotten battlefront . . 2019-03-07 . 2019-03-17.