Taiz Governorate
Governorate of Yemen
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Taiz (Arabic: تَعِزّ, romanized: Taʿizz) is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital Taiz, the third-largest city in Yemen, is among the most important commercial centres in the country, owing to its proximity to farmland, the Red Sea port of Mokha and Taiz International Airport.
Taiz
محافظة تَعِزّ | |
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Governorate | |
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| Coordinates: 13°34′N 44°01′E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Region | Janad Region |
| Seat | Taiz |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Nabeel Shamam[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,605 km2 (4,867 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,885,000 |
| • Density | 228.9/km2 (592.8/sq mi) |
Geography
Taiz Governorate has an extraordinarily diverse geography. The western half is part of the Tihamah coastal plain and has an exceedingly hot, humid and arid climate. The eastern half is very mountainous, with the major peak being 3,070-metre-high Jabal Sabir, near Taiz city. These mountains trap the moisture created by an upper-level wind reversal between April and October, so that annual rainfall increases from 200 millimetres (8 inches) in the foothills to more than 1,000 millimetres (40 inches) near Jebel Saber. Temperatures in the highlands remain high during the daytime, but at the highest elevations they can fall to -5 °C (23 °F) overnight.[citation needed]
Mountain ranges
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The governorate has many mountains ranging in height from 1,000 to 3,200 metres. The most important mountains are Jabal Sabir, Jabal Habashi, Jabal Samaʿa, Jabal Qadas, Jabal As-Silw, the mountains of al-Wazi'iyah and the Mountains of Shar'ab and Maqbanah.[3][4]
Streams
There are many streams (wadi Arabic: وادي), perennial and seasonal:[3]
Perennial streams
- Wadi Rasian, in Mawza, Shara'b Ar Rawnah, al-Makha and Maqbanah.
- Wadi Warzan, in Khadir and al-Mawasit.
- Wadi al-Dhabab, in al-Mawasit and Hayfan.
- Wadi Ar-Ram, in al-Mafalis region, Hayfan.
- Wadi al-Dhabab, in Sabir al-Mawadim.
- Wadi al-Ashroh or Wadi al-Barakani, in al-Mawasit.
- Wadi al-Janah, in al-Wazi'iyah.
- Wadi al-Lahya, in Mawza.
Seasonal streams
Streams that only run in the wet season are:[3]
| Districts | Seasonal streams |
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| Damnt Khadir | Wadi al-Shofiah |
| Mawaiah | Wadi al-Sudan, Wadi al-Gharman, Wadi al-Sawarih |
| As-Silw | Wadi Qoradah, Wadi al-Zubirah, Wadi al-Qatriah |
| Hayfan | Wadi al-Musali, Wadi Khawalah, Wadi Shawkah |
| Ash-Shamayatayn | Wadi Adim |
| Shar'ab Ar-Rawnah | Wadi Gaw'ah, Wadi al-Ma', Wadi Shamlah |
| Shar'ab As-Salam | Wadi al-fojeer, Wadi al-Habab, Wadi Hawsa', Wadi Nakhlah |
| Jabal Habashi | Wadi Hannah |
| al-Makha | Wadi Tanag, Wadi Kabir, Wadi Hathiah |
| At-Ta'iziyah | Wadi Haban |
| Sabir al-Mawadim | Wadi Sailat Hawas |
| Al-wazyiah | Wadi al-Makhshab, Wadi al-Mu'aqam, Wadi Hawlajah, Wadi Sumadah |
| Mawza | Wadi Janob, Wadi al-Gharafi, Wadi al-Majash, Wadi Hagharamah, Wadi al-Murra, Wadi Sha'bo |
Adjacent governorates
- Al Hudaydah Governorate (north)
- Ibb Governorate (north)
- Dhale Governorate (northeast)
- Lahij Governorate (southeast)
Districts
Taiz Governorate is divided into 23 districts, each divided into sub-districts, and then into villages:
- Al Mukha District
- Al Ma'afer District
- Al Mawasit District
- Al Misrakh District
- Al Mudhaffar District
- Al Qahirah District
- Al Wazi'iyah District
- As Silw District
- Ash Shamayatayn District
- At Ta'iziyah District
- Dhubab District
- Dimnat Khadir District
- Hayfan District
- Jabal Habashy District
- Maqbanah District
- Mashra'a Wa Hadnan District
- Mawiyah District
- Mawza District
- Sabir Al Mawadim District
- Salh District
- Sama District
- Shara'b Ar Rawnah District
- Shara'b As Salam District
Economy
Wildlife
Regions
- Shamir: (Arabic: شمير) also called "Shamir Maqbanah". It is a mountainous region part of Maqbanah district.
- Al-Hugariyyah: (Arabic: الحجرية) It is the largest region in Taiz governorate. It is sometimes mistakenly called al-Hujariah district. The region is part of As-Silw, al-Ma'afer, Hayfan, Sama', al-Mawasit, Jabal Habashy, Dimnat Khadir, and al-Wazi'iyah districts.
Islands
Notable people
Mohsen Ayed, journalist and author
