Hisn al Ghaylan
Hisn al Ghaylan is a castle in Bayhan District, Shabwah Governorate and has an elevation of 1,158 metres.- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Hisn al Geilan”, “Ḩişn al Geilan”, “Ḩişn al Ghaylān”, and “Husn al Geilan”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bayhan District, Shabwah Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
14.73345° or 14° 44′ 0″ north
Longitude
45.71658° or 45° 42′ 60″ east
Elevation
1,158 metres (3,799 feet)
Open location code
7H67PPM8+9J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Hisn al Ghaylan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن الغيلان”
- French: “Hisn al Ghaylan”
- German: “Hisn al Ghaylan”
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