Balhaf

Balhaf is an industrial port town and an oasis in an area of coastal dunes in the Burum Coastal Area of . It has palm trees and white sand, which gives way to fields of black lava and to the fishing port of Bir-Ali.
Wikipedia
Photo: Email4mobile, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Town
  • Description: port town of Yemen
  • Also known as: “Balḩāf” and “Balihaf”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yemen LNG.

is the first natural gas liquefaction project in . The LNG plant is located in Balhaf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jilʽah.

Hamlet
is a village in eastern . It is located in the . is situated 6 km northwest of Balhaf.

Balhaf

Latitude
14.00437° or 14° 0′ 16″ north
Longitude
48.17629° or 48° 10′ 35″ east
United Nations Location Code
YE BLH
Open location code
7H6C253G+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1217704352
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
77369
Wiki­data ID
Q4118901
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Balhaf from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Balhaf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بالحاف”
  • Arabic: “بلحاف”
  • Catalan: “Bal Haf”
  • Catalan: “Wahidi de Bal Haf”
  • Chinese: “拜勒哈夫”
  • Dutch: “Bal’haf”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بالحاف”
  • French: “Bal’haf”
  • French: “Balhaf”
  • German: “Balhaf”
  • Irish: “Balhaf”
  • Persian: “بالحاف”
  • Ukrainian: “Балгаф”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as CM-2 and CM-1.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Belhaf Mosque and Balhaf.

Yemen: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Sana’a, Aden, Socotra, and Shibam.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.