Shibam Kaukaban

Shibam Kawkaban is a double town in Shibam Kawkaban District, Al Mahwit Governorate, , located 38 km west-northwest of , the national capital.
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  • Type: Town with 7,460 residents
  • Description: city in Al Mahwit Governorate - Yemen
  • Also known as: “Shibam Kawkaban”, “Shibam-Kawkaban”, and “شبام”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kawkaban and Khalaqah.

Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village to the west of in the .

Village
is a village and corresponding 'uzlah in Hamdan District of , . 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. is situated 3½ km east of Shibam Kaukaban.

Village
is a small village in Hamdan District of , . It is located by the road from to Shibam Kawkaban. is situated 6 km east of Shibam Kaukaban.

Shibam Kaukaban

Latitude
15.50916° or 15° 30′ 33″ north
Longitude
43.90443° or 43° 54′ 16″ east
Population
7,460
Open location code
7H75GW53+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 704297322
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q1570798
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Shibam Kaukaban” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبام كوكبان”
  • Catalan: “Xibam-Kawkaban”
  • Dutch: “Schibam Kaukaban”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شبام كوكبان”
  • French: “Chibam”
  • French: “Shibam”
  • German: “Schibam Kaukaban”
  • Hebrew: “שבאם”
  • Indonesian: “Shibam Kawkaban”
  • Portuguese: “Shibam Akyan”
  • Portuguese: “Shibam Himyar”
  • Portuguese: “Shibam Kawkaban”
  • Spanish: “Shibam Kawkaban”
  • Thai: “ชิบามเกากะบาน”
  • Urdu: “شبام کوکبان”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as `Ozlat Shibam and Bayt ash Shawir.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al Godari Mountain and Jabal Kawkaban.

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