Mawza District

Mawza District
Muza
District
Country Yemen
Governorate Taiz
Population (2003)
 • Total 119,818
Time zone UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Mawza District is a district of the Taiz Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 119,818 inhabitants.[1]

History

Mawza'a was the regional capital of Mofar in ancient Yemen, the king of Mawza African trading colony was mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

Jewish Exile

During the rise of the expansion of the Zaydi state when Mawza was part of the kingdom, most of the Yemenite Jews were expelled to Mawza'a (1679-1680) in what became known by Yemenite Jews as the Mawza Exile

Mocha Port

During the Mawza Exile, Mocha 12 miles west of Mawza was the main port of the Zaydi imamate & Muza lost its status as the regional port of Mofar.

References

  1. ↑ "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

Coordinates: 13°22′41″N 43°36′52″E / 13.3781°N 43.6144°E / 13.3781; 43.6144

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