Middle East
Yemen
‘Amran Governorate

Kharif District

Kharif District is a district of the , . As of 2003, the district had a population of 45,977 inhabitants. On July 13, 2020, it is reported that the Houthi militia captured the last Jews of Yemen in the Kharif District.
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  • Type: District with 46,000 residents
  • Description: District of ‘Amran Governorate, Yemen
  • Also known as: “Kharif”, “Khārif”, and “Kharif district”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raydah and Bayt Hirash.

Town
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is a large market town located 49 kilometres north of Sana'a, and 11 miles north of Amran, in northwestern .

Town
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of . The capital is , which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah.

Village
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of . The capital is , which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah.

Kharif District

Latitude
15.8314° or 15° 49′ 53″ north
Longitude
44.0822° or 44° 4′ 56″ east
Population
46,000
Elevation
2,221 metres (7,287 feet)
Open location code
7H76R3JJ+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1226373330
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­district
Geo­Names ID
6940872
Wiki­data ID
Q4117448
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kharif District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خارف”
  • Arabic: “مديرية خارف”
  • Cebuano: “Kharif (distrito sa Yemen)”
  • Cebuano: “Kharif”
  • Chinese: “Kharif Koān”
  • French: “Kharif”
  • German: “Kharif”
  • Greek: “Περιοχή Χάριφ”
  • Hausa: “Gundumar Kharif”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kharif Koān”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kharif-distriktet”
  • Persian: “شهرستان خارف”
  • Persian: “ناحیه خارف”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Okrug Kharif, ‘Amran”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Okrug Kharif, ’Amran”
  • Urdu: “خارف ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Kharif”

Localities in the Area

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