Al-Ghurfah
Al-Ghurfah | |
|---|---|
  Al-Ghurfah Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°55′N 48°44′E / 15.917°N 48.733°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Hadhramaut Governorate |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,006 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al-Ghurfah is a small town in east-central Yemen, located just east of Shibam. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 5,006 people.[1] The 2009 estimate for the town is 5,700.
From 1918 to 1945, it was an independent sheikhdom.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Yemen: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved September 8, 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ Boxberger, Linda (2012-02-01). On the Edge of Empire: Hadhramawt, Emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s. State University of New York Press. pp. 220–225. ISBN 978-0-7914-8935-2.
- ↑ Freitag, Ulrike (2003). Indian Ocean Migrants and State Formation in Hadhramaut: Reforming the Homeland. BRILL. p. 347. ISBN 978-90-04-12850-7.
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