Al-Mawasit district

District in Taiz, Yemen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Al-Mawasit District (Arabic: مديرية المواسط) is a district of the Taiz Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 115,857 inhabitants.[1]

Country Yemen
TimezoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)
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Al-Mawasit District
مديرية المواسط
Interactive map of Al-Mawasit District
Country Yemen
GovernorateTaiz
Area
  Total
216.8 km2 (83.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
  Total
115,857
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)
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Location

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It is located in the southern part of Taiz governorate. It is bordered by Same'a and part of Al-Ma'afar to the north, Ash-Shamayatayn to the south, As Silw to the east and Ma'afar to the west.[2]

Uzaal and villages of Al-Mawasit

Rural districts in Yemen are divided into 'Uzaal which are further divided into villages. There are eighteen Uzaal in Al-Mawasit.[3][4]

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