Yemen
Abyan Governorate
Khanfir District

Jaar

Jaʽar is a small town and the capital of Khanfir District in southwestern . One of the largest settlements in Abyan Governorate, it is located to the north of and the regional capital of .
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  • Type: Town with 28,500 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Gia‘ar”, “Gia`ar”, “Ja‘ār”, “Ja`ar”, “Jaʿār”, “Ji‘ār”, “Ji`ar”, and “Khanfar”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khanfar and Al Makhzan Al Fawqi.

Village
Khanfir, Khanfyr or district is a district of the , . In the 19th centuryt it was said to be inhabited by Yafa peoples. As of 2003, the district had a population of 109,044 inhabitants. The district's capital is the town of Jaʽār.

Town
is a village in south-western . It is located in the . is situated 4 km south of Jaar.

Hamlet
is a village in south-western . It is located in the . is situated 4 km west of Jaar.

Jaar

Latitude
13.22313° or 13° 13′ 23″ north
Longitude
45.30576° or 45° 18′ 21″ east
Population
28,500
Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)
Open location code
7H5768F4+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1225440914
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
74368
Wiki­data ID
Q1021013
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Jaar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جعار”
  • Asturian: “Jaʿār”
  • Belarusian: “Джаар”
  • Catalan: “Jaar”
  • Croatian: “Jaar”
  • Czech: “Džaar”
  • Dutch: “Jaʿār”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جعار”
  • French: “Chanffar”
  • French: “Ja`ar”
  • French: “Jaar”
  • French: “Jaʿār”
  • German: “Dscha’ar”
  • German: “Dschaar”
  • German: “Ja’ar”
  • German: “Ja`ar”
  • Hebrew: “ג’עאר”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jaʿar”
  • Persian: “جعار”
  • Polish: “Dża’ar”
  • Russian: “Джаар”
  • Urdu: “جاار”

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