As Sawma'ah district

Last updated
As Sawma'ah District
District
As Sawma'ah district
Country Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
Governorate Al Bayda
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
44,873
Time zone UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

As Sawma'ah District is a district of the Al Bayda' Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 44,873 inhabitants. [1]

History

In August 2020 Al-Qaeda fighters crucified a doctor in As Sawma'ah. [2] On 15 September 2021 the district center was captured by Houthis. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ Al-Qaeda crucifies Yemen doctor accused of 'spying', 17 August 2020
  3. ↑ Al-Houthi bombed Bayhan Shabwah with Katyusha, 15 September 2021

14°10′00″N45°49′51″E / 14.1667°N 45.8308°E / 14.1667; 45.8308

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.