Al-Shihr

al-Shihr
ٱلشِّحْر
Town
Camels on the beach at al-Shihr
Camels on the beach at al-Shihr
al-Shihr is located in Yemen
al-Shihr
al-Shihr
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°E / 14.76083; 49.60694
Country Yemen
GovernorateHadhramaut
Districtal-Shihr
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Shihr (Arabic: ٱلشِّحْر, romanizedal-Shiḥr), also known as ash-Shir or simply Shihr,[1] is a coastal town in Hadhramaut, eastern Yemen.[2]

Al-Shihr is a walled town located on a sandy beach. There is an anchorage but no docks; boats are used. The main export is fish oil. The town is divided in two by a wādi (dry riverbed) called al-Misyāl. The western quarter is called Majraf and the eastern al-Ramla. As of 1997, it had several souqs (markets), including Sūq al-Lakham, Sūq al-Hunūd, Sūq Shibām, etc.[3]

  1. ^ Kauz, Ralph (2010). Schottenhammer, Angela (ed.). Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road: From the Persian Gulf to the East China Sea. Vol. 10 of East Asian Economic and Socio-cultural Studies - East Asian Maritime History. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 130. ISBN 978-3-447-06103-2. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  2. ^ McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "10: Southeast Yemen". Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 191–198. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference EI2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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