Al-Shihr

Al-Shihr, also known as ash-Shir or simply Shihr, is a coastal town in , eastern . Al-Shihr is a walled town located on a sandy beach. There is an anchorage but no docks; boats are used.
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  • Type: Town with 47,100 residents
  • Description: town in Hadhramaut, Yemen
  • Also known as: “al-Shihr”, “Ash Shahar”, “Ash Shaḩar”, “Ash Shiḩr”, “ash-Shihr”, “Shihr”, and “Shiḩr”
  • Historically known as: “Escier” and “Seer”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Az Zaghfah.

Village
is a village in eastern . It is located in the near the coast, in the Ash Shihr District. is known by many names, including Al-Zaghfah, Zaghfa, and Zaghtal. is situated 10 km west of Al-Shihr.

Al-Shihr

Latitude
14.76202° or 14° 45′ 43″ north
Longitude
49.60905° or 49° 36′ 33″ east
Population
47,100
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
United Nations Location Code
YE ASR
Open location code
7H6FQJ65+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3861258295
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
30490
Wiki­data ID
Q286843
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Al-Shihr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشحر”
  • Arabic: “شحر”
  • Asturian: “al-Shihr”
  • Catalan: “Al-Shihr”
  • Catalan: “Al-Shir”
  • Catalan: “al-Xihr”
  • Catalan: “Al-Xihr”
  • Catalan: “Shihr”
  • Catalan: “Shir”
  • Chinese: “希赫尔”
  • Croatian: “Ash Shihr”
  • Dutch: “Ash Shihr”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الشحر”
  • Finnish: “Al-Shihr”
  • French: “Shihr”
  • Georgian: “ალ-შიჰრი”
  • German: “Asch-Schihr”
  • German: “Ash Shihr”
  • German: “Shihr”
  • Irish: “al-Shihr”
  • Italian: “Al-Shihr”
  • Italian: “Ash Shihr”
  • Japanese: “アッ・シフル”
  • Japanese: “シフル”
  • Kazakh: “Éş-Şïxr qalası”
  • Kazakh: “Эш-Шихр қаласы”
  • Kazakh: “ەش-شىيحر قالاسى”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ash Shihr”
  • Persian: “شحر”
  • Polish: “Asz-Szihr”
  • Portuguese: “Ash Shihr”
  • Portuguese: “Xaer”
  • Russian: “Шихр”
  • Russian: “Эль-Шихр”
  • Russian: “Эш-Шихр”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Aš Šihr”
  • Spanish: “Ash-Shihr”
  • Turkish: “Aş-Şihr”
  • Turkish: “Şihr”
  • Ukrainian: “Еш-Шихр”
  • Urdu: “الشحر”

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