Al Ghaydah الغيضة | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Al Ghaydah Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates:16°12′38″N52°10′16″E / 16.21056°N 52.17111°E /16.21056; 52.17111 | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Al Mahrah |
| District | Al Ghaydah |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,948 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al Ghaydah (Arabic:الغيضة) is the capital city ofAl Mahrah Governorate in south-easternYemen. It is one of the easternmost cities in the country, located near Yemen's border withOman.
Al Ghaydah has been relatively unscathed during theYemeni Civil War, and as a result has become a destination for many internally displaced persons fleeing the fighting.[1]
As part of its involvement in the civil war, Saudi Arabia has stationed its 123rd Infantry Brigade security unit in Al-Ghaydah.[2] In 2017, theSaudi-Emirati coalition seizedAl Ghaydah Airport, but handed it back to civil authorities in 2018 following protests. Saudi Arabia's stated reason for stationing troops at the airport was to combat smuggling.[3] As of 2018, the coalition controlled much of the territory in Al Mahrah Governorate.[4]
According toHuman Rights Watch, Saudi forces administer an informal detention center in Al Ghaydah's airport, where they have tortured prisoners they suspect of supporting Saudi Arabia's opponents in Yemen.[5]
The city is served byAl Ghaydah Airport.
The FALCON undersea cable connects Yemen to the internet through a terminus in Al Ghaydah, as well as another inAl Hudaydah.[6]
Al Ghaydah has ahot desert climate (Köppen climate classification:BWh)
| Climate data for Al Ghaydah | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.1 (95.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.5 (88.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.7 (87.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.2 (71.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 51 (2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
| Yemeni cities and towns by population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 and more | |
| 100,000-999,999 | |
| 10,000-99,999 | |
| <9,999 | |
| International | |
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| National | |
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