Zafar

Ẓafār, also Romanized Dhafar or Dhofar, is an ancient Himyarite site situated in , some 130 km south-south-east of today's capital, Sana'a, and c.
  • Village with about 400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,690 metres (8,810 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Yemen
  • Also known as
    “Dhafar”
    “Zafar, Yemen”
    “Z̧affār”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yarim.
Town
is a town in of .
10 km north of Zafar
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Latitude
14.21225° or 14° 12′ 44″ north
Longitude
44.40287° or 44° 24′ 10″ east
Open location code
7H666C63+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Zafar” goes by many names.
ظفارArabic
ظفار (اليمن)Arabic
ظفار حميرArabic
ظفار يريمArabic
জাফরBengali
ZafarCatalan
采法尔Chinese
ZafarCroatian
ZafarDutch
ظفار يريمEgyptian Arabic
ZafarFinnish
ט’פארHebrew
ZafarIgbo
ZafarIrish
ZafarItalian
ザファールJapanese
ЗафарMacedonian
ZafarOccitan (post 1500)
ظفارPersian
ZafarPolish
ЗафарRussian
ЗафарSerbian
ZafarSerbo-Croatian
Zafar, JemenSerbo-Croatian
ZafarSlovenian

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Peaks

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Yemen: Highlights

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