Al-Ghurfah
Al-Ghurfah is a small town in east-central Yemen, located just east of Shibam. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 5,006 people. The 2009 estimate for the town is 5,700.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 5,010 residents
- Description: town in Yemen
- Also known as: “Al Ghurfah”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taris and Qaru.
Taris
Village
Taris, Yemen is a village in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate. Taris is situated 2½ km northeast of Al-Ghurfah.
Qaru
Village
Qaru is a village that is found in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate. Qaru is situated 4 km west of Al-Ghurfah.
Al Buhayrah
Village
Al Buḩayrah is a town in Ḩaḑramawt Governorate, Yemen. Al Buhayrah is situated 6 km northwest of Al-Ghurfah.
Al-Ghurfah
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Seiyun District, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.92222° or 15° 55′ 20″ northLongitude
48.72583° or 48° 43′ 33″ eastPopulation
5,010Elevation
668 metres (2,192 feet)Open location code
7H7CWPCG+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1226144086OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
79679Wikidata ID
Q310018
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Al-Ghurfah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الغرفة”
- Dutch: “Al-Ghurfah”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الغرفه”
- French: “Al Ghurfah”
- German: “Al Ghurfah”
- German: “Al-Ghurfa”
- German: “Ghurfa”
- Irish: “Al-Ghurfah”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Ghurfah”
- Persian: “الغرفة”
- Persian: “الغرفه”
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