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Al-Shihr
al-Shihr
ٱلشِّحْر | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Camels on the beach at al-Shihr | |
  al-Shihr Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Hadhramaut |
| District | al-Shihr |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al-Shihr (Arabic: ٱلشِّحْر, romanized: al-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, and Sūq Shibām.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "10: Southeast Yemen". Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 191–198. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.
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