Kharif District

Kharif District is a district of the 'Amran Governorate, . 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.
  • District with 46,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,221 metres (7,287 feet)
  • …is also known as “Khārif”
  • Description: District of ‘Amran Governorate, Yemen

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Nearby places include Raydah and Bayt Hirash.

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Kharif District

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Latitude
15.8314° or 15° 49′ 53″ north
Longitude
44.0822° or 44° 4′ 56″ east
Open location code
7H76R3JJ+HV
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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”
  • 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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mustashfa Kharif ar Rifi and Jabal Raydah.

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