Az Zafir
Az Zafir is a village in Bani Matar District, Sanaa Governorate and has about 3,450 residents and an elevation of 2,586 metres. Az Zafir is situated nearby to the village العروس, as well as near Bayt `Isa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khalaqah and Hajar Saʽid.
Khalaqah
Village
Khalaqah is a village and corresponding 'uzlah in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. The 10th-century writer al-Hamdani mentioned it in his Sifat Jazirat al-Arab, but it is absent from most other medieval and early modern historical sources. Khalaqah is situated 3 km north of Az Zafir.
Hajar Saʽid
Village
Hajar Saʽid is a small village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is located by the road from Sanaa to Shibam Kawkaban. Hajar Saʽid is situated 3 km northeast of Az Zafir.
Kawkaban
Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kawkaban is a small village to the west of Sana'a in the Yemeni Mountains.
Az Zafir
- Type: Village with 3,450 residents
- Also known as: “Az̧ Z̧afīr”, “Dafir”, and “Ḑafīr”
- Category: locality
- Location: Bani Matar District, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
15.47454° or 15° 28′ 28″ northLongitude
43.93755° or 43° 56′ 15″ eastPopulation
3,450Elevation
2,586 metres (8,484 feet)Open location code
7H75FWFQ+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1226375790OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
402587
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