Wusab Al Ali District

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]

Wusab Al Ali District
District
Coordinates: 14.3342°N 43.7944°E / 14.3342; 43.7944
Country Yemen
GovernorateDhamar
SeatAd-Dann
Population
 (2003)
 • Total164,223
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

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]

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Bani Muslim
    1. Ad-Dayadir
    2. As-Sulul
    3. Al-Marba'ah (aka al-Muraba'ah)
    4. Qa'idah
    5. Kalah wa al-Ahyam
  4. 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
  5. 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)
  6. 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
  7. Kabud
    1. Al-Ajbar
    2. Al-Ghawl
    3. Zajid
    4. Saban wa ar-Raq'i
    5. Shajab
    6. Sharqi Kabud
    7. Gharbi Kabud
  8. 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
  1. "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  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.
  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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