Ghayl Ba Wazir

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Ghayl Ba Wazir
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Al-Azhar Fort of Ghail Ba Wazir
Ghayl Ba Wazir
CountryFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Governorate Hadhramaut
Establishedearly 14th century [1]
Time zone UTC+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.

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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. 1 2 Prothero, G.W. (1920). Arabia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 85.

14°47′N49°22′E / 14.783°N 49.367°E / 14.783; 49.367


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