Mahra Governorate

E339267
administrative division governorate

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.

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All labels observed (4)

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

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 coast ⓘ
surface form: Arabian Sea coastline
hasCoastlineOn Arabian Sea ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage camel herding culture ⓘ
oral poetry traditions ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion Mahra ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic low population density ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Mahri people ⓘ
hasHistoricalRegion Mahra ⓘ
surface form: Al Mahrah
hasMinorityLanguage Mehri language ⓘ
Modern South Arabian languages ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
hasReligion Islam ⓘ
hasSecurityPresence Saudi-led coalition ⓘ
surface form: Saudi-led coalition forces

Yemeni Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: Yemeni government 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 ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Yemen
sharesBorderWith Hadhramaut ⓘ
surface form: Hadhramaut Governorate
subdivisionOf Yemen ⓘ
usesCurrency Yemeni rial ⓘ

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 Governorate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahra State
Aden Protectorate → included → Mahra Governorate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra
Hadhramaut → borders → Mahra Governorate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al Mahrah Governorate
Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut → borderedBy → Mahra Governorate ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahra State