Yemen
Abyan Governorate
Khanfir District

Al Hisn

Al hisn is a village in south-western . It is located in the . Al Hisn has about 7,950 residents.
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  • Type: Town with 7,950 residents
  • Description: village in the Abyan Governorate in south-western Yemen
  • Also known as: “Al Ḩişn”, “Al Hisn, Yemen”, “Al Husn”, and “El Husn”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ar Rawwa and Ahl Fulays.

Village
is a village in south-western . It is located in the . is situated 3 km west of Al Hisn.

Hamlet
is a village in south-western . It is located in the . is situated 3½ km east of Al Hisn.

Town
is a village in the . Follow the geography of the province of Abyan and administratively to the Directorate Khanfar. With a population of 6222 people, according to census conducted in 2004. is situated 5 km north of Al Hisn.

Al Hisn

Latitude
13.29303° or 13° 17′ 35″ north
Longitude
45.29537° or 45° 17′ 43″ east
Population
7,950
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Open location code
7H5777VW+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1225440829
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
79427
Wiki­data ID
Q428943
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Hisn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الحصن”
  • Dutch: “Al Hisn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الحصن”
  • French: “Al Hisn”
  • German: “Al Hisn”
  • German: “Al-Hisn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Hisn i Jemen”
  • Persian: “الحصن (ابین)”
  • Persian: “الحصن”
  • Uzbek: “Al Hisn”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Al Hisn”. Photo: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0.