Wusab Al Ali district

Wusab Al Ali District
Wusab Al Ali District
District
	Coordinates: 14°20′03″N 43°47′40″E / 14.3342°N 43.7944°E
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Dhamar
Seat	Ad-Dann
Population (2003)
• Total	164,223
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Wusab Al Ali District is a district of the Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 164,223 inhabitants.^[1] It is one of the largest districts of Dhamar Governorate, covering an area of 592 square kilometers, and is characterized by high mountains.^[2] As of 2019, it has a population of 275,137.^[2] It is part of the historical and geographical region of Wusab.^[3]

Divisions

Wusab Al Ali contains 850 villages and is divided into 9 makhalif, which are further subdivided into 73 subdistricts.^[2] An incomplete list of them is below:^[2]

Al-Jabjab
1. Ajbar Sawafil
2. Ajbar 'Awali
3. Al-Shurka' (aka al-Shuraka')
4. Al-Manarah
5. Bilad as-Sidh (aka Bilad al-Sadah)
6. 'Araf
7. Yaris
Al-Qayima
1. Al-Bayadi'
2. Az-Zahir
3. Al-Kalbiyin al-Janubi
4. Al-Mahajir
5. Bani an-Namar
6. Bani Shunayf (aka Bani Shanif)
7. Jabal Mathan (aka Jabal Matahan)
8. Sinwah (aka Sanuh)
9. Zafran
10. Ghaythan
Bani Muslim
1. Ad-Dayadir
2. As-Sulul
3. Al-Marba'ah (aka al-Muraba'ah)
4. Qa'idah
5. Kalah wa al-Ahyam
Bani al-Hadad
1. Al-Asluh
2. Al-Jarani
3. Al-Rawdah
4. Al-'Utb (aka al-Utab)
5. Al-Kalbiyin
6. Al-Hijrah (aka al-Hijarah)
7. Dhalaf
Bani Shu'ayb
1. Al-Jadalah
2. Ash-Sharqi
3. Al-'Aynayn
4. Al-Qawati
5. Al-Muwassatah
6. Al-Hatari
7. Dhi Hamad
8. Zahr (aka Zahar)
9. Qashat Rima'
10. Mihzar (aka Mahzir)
Ju'r
1. As-Sayf
2. Al-Shiraqi
3. Al-Gharbi as-Safil
4. Al-Gharbi al-'Ali
5. Bani Kandah (aka Banu Kanadah)
6. Habr (aka Habar)
7. Khadman
8. Sharqi Ja'r
9. Mugharram al-Wasat
Kabud
1. Al-Ajbar
2. Al-Ghawl
3. Zajid
4. Saban wa ar-Raq'i
5. Shajab
6. Sharqi Kabud
7. Gharbi Kabud
Naqadh
1. Al-Athluth
2. Al-Aj'ud
3. As-Sunnah (aka al-Sanah)
4. Ash-Shawka' (aka al-Shuwaka')
5. Bani al-Masnaf
6. Bani Rabi'ah
7. Humayr

References

^ "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Relief and Development Peer Foundation; Sulwan Foundation for Relief and Development (2019). WASH Needs Assessment Report in Wusab Al Ali District of Dhamar Governorate (February 2019). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ Finster, Barbara (2002). "The mosques of Wuṣāb province in Yemen". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 32: 233–245. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[1] "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

[RDP-2] Relief and Development Peer Foundation; Sulwan Foundation for Relief and Development (2019). WASH Needs Assessment Report in Wusab Al Ali District of Dhamar Governorate (February 2019). Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[Finster-3] Finster, Barbara (2002). "The mosques of Wuṣāb province in Yemen". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 32: 233–245. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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