Yafa’a District

Yafaʿ is an Arab tribe, geographical area, and a district of the Lahij Governorate, . As of 2003, the district had a population of 75,014 inhabitants.
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  • Type: city with 75,000 residents
  • Description: a tribe in the south of Yemen
  • Also known as: Yafa” and “Yafa’a

Yafa’a District

Latitude
13.862° or 13° 51′ 43″ north
Longitude
45.2014° or 45° 12′ 5″ east
Population
75,000
Elevation
1,618 metres (5,308 feet)
Open location code
7H57V662+QH
Geo­Names ID
6940829
Wiki­data ID
Q4119894
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Yafa’a District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: السخياني
  • Arabic: منطقة يافع
  • Arabic: يافع
  • Asturian: Yafa
  • Catalan: Yafa
  • Catalan: yafi
  • Catalan: Yafi
  • Egyptian Arabic: يافع
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Yafa
  • Russian: Яфа
  • Spanish: Yafaíes

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