Hajjah
Hajjah (Arabic: حَجَّة) is the capital city of Hajjah Governorate in north-western Yemen. It is located 127 kilometres northwest of Sana'a, at an elevation of about 1800 metres.[1] As of 2003, the Hajjah City District had a population of 53,887 inhabitants.[2]
Hajjah حَجَّة | |
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City | |
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  Hajjah Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°41′42″N 43°35′51″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Hajjah |
| District | Hajjah |
| Population | |
| • Total | 53,887 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Climate
| Climate data for Hajjah | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) |
8 (0.3) |
22 (0.9) |
39 (1.5) |
24 (0.9) |
4 (0.2) |
34 (1.3) |
54 (2.1) |
12 (0.5) |
4 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
7 (0.3) |
223 (8.8) |
| Source: Climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
References
- "Hajjah Governorate". Yemen National Information Centre. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
Hajjah fortress
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| 1,000,000 and more | |
| 100,000-999,999 | |
| 10,000-99,999 | |
| <9,999 | |
1Main Island become under control by United Arab Emirates since April 30, 2018 | |
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