Mahra Governorate

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Mahra Governorate is a sparsely populated, eastern Yemeni region bordering Oman and the Arabian Sea, known for its distinct Mahri culture and preservation of Modern South Arabian languages.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mahra State 2
Al Mahrah Governorate 1
Mahra Governorate canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
governorate
borders Arabian Sea
Oman
country Yemen
governedBy Governor of Mahra
hasBorderTypeWithArabianSea maritime border
hasBorderTypeWithOman land border
hasCapital Al Ghaydah
hasClimate arid climate
hasCoastalFeature Arabian Sea coastline
linked to: Arabian Sea coast
hasCoastlineOn Arabian Sea
hasCulturalHeritage camel herding culture
oral poetry traditions
hasCulturalRegion Mahra
hasDemographicCharacteristic low population density
hasEconomicActivity fishing
pastoralism
hasEthnicGroup Mahri people
hasHistoricalRegion Al Mahrah
linked to: Mahra
hasMinorityLanguage Mehri language
Modern South Arabian languages
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
hasReligion Islam
hasSecurityPresence Saudi-led coalition forces
linked to: Saudi-led coalition

Yemeni government forces
linked to: Yemeni Armed Forces
hasStrategicImportance access to Arabian Sea
proximity to Oman
hasTraditionalLanguage Mehri language
hasTraditionalLivelihood nomadic pastoralism
trade between Yemen and Oman
hasTransportInfrastructure Al Ghaydah Airport
knownFor Mahri culture
preservation of Modern South Arabian languages
sparse population
languageFamilyOfLocalLanguages Modern South Arabian languages
largestCity Al Ghaydah
locatedIn eastern Yemen
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3
locatedOn Arabian Peninsula
partOf Eastern Yemen region
Republic of Yemen
linked to: Yemen
sharesBorderWith Hadhramaut Governorate
linked to: Hadhramaut
subdivisionOf Yemen
usesCurrency Yemeni rial

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Modern South Arabian languages spokenIn Mahra Governorate
Federation of South Arabia hasPart Mahra State
linked to: Mahra Governorate
Aden Protectorate included Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra
linked to: Mahra Governorate
Hadhramaut borders Al Mahrah Governorate
linked to: Mahra Governorate
Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut borderedBy Mahra State
linked to: Mahra Governorate