Ghayl Ba Wazir

Ghayl Ba Wazir
Al-Azhar Fort of Ghail Ba Wazir
Country Yemen
GovernorateHadhramaut
Establishedearly 14th century[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Ghayl Ba Wazir (or Gjail Ba Wazir[2]) is a city in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate.

Economy

As of 1920, Ghayl Ba Wazir was producing tobacco. The tobacco, called humuni, is brown and coarse and has been described as having a "very strong flavour."[2]

References

  1. ^ Boxberger, Linda (2012-02-01). On the Edge of Empire: Hadhramawt, Emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s. SUNY Press. pp. 115, 116. ISBN 978-0-7914-8935-2.
  2. ^ a b Prothero, G.W. (1920). Arabia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 85.

14°47′N 49°22′E / 14.783°N 49.367°E / 14.783; 49.367


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