Khalaqah
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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hajar Saʽid and Shibam Kaukaban.
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 2½ km east of Khalaqah.
Shibam Kaukaban
Town
Shibam Kawkaban is a double town in Shibam Kawkaban District, Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen, located 38 km west-northwest of Sanaa, the national capital. Shibam Kaukaban is situated 3½ km west of Khalaqah.
Khalaqah
- Type: Village with 4,240 residents
- Description: place in San‘a’, Yemen
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Hamdan District, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
15.50208° or 15° 30′ 8″ north
Longitude
43.93413° or 43° 56′ 3″ east
Population
4,240
Elevation
2,562 metres (8,406 feet)
Open location code
7H75GW2M+RJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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