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47:, and is dominated by a hill, Husn al-Ghurab, or remains of the ancient vestiges. A I'écart is located on an extinct volcano, a crater lake with turquoise waters. The "Corniche" road leads to the coastal port of Burum. Burum, a typical fishing port, is an old village surrounded by a gypsum kilns. Close by, one can see the large bay of Mukalla, whose wetlands are populated by migrant birds from
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39:. It has palm trees and white sand, which gives way to fields of black lava and to the fishing port of Bir-Ali. Qana, a major point of departure of the
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Balhaf is now considered one of the main ports of Yemen, particularly after the success of
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83:. In 1902 the fort at Balhaf was demolished by troops from the British
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67:-the capital of Hadhramaut (48.1802°E 13.9854°N).
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43:, was the main port of the ancient kingdom of
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63:of Yemen, located about 150 km from
261:Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba
891:Populated places in Shabwah Governorate
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741:Jabal Bura Valley Forest National Park
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756:Zuqur Islands Marine National Park
703:St. Mary Help of Christians Church
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896:Populated coastal places in Yemen
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792:Sanaa Turkish Memorial Cemetery
155:"Piracy in the Gulf of Aden".
75:Balhaf was the capital of the
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751:Socotra Island Protected Area
731:Bura Community Protected Area
698:St. Francis of Assisi Church
277:Archaeological Site of Marib
322:Sharma/Jethmun coastal area
292:The Madrasa Amiriya of Rada
142:"Balhaf/Burum coastal area"
120:project for constructing a
101:This site was added to the
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297:Jibla and its surroundings
287:The Historic City of Thula
77:Sultanate of Wahidi Balhaf
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683:Qubbat Bayt Az-Zum Mosque
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312:Balhaf/Burum coastal area
251:Old Walled City of Shibam
20:Bir Ali crater in Balhaf.
485:National Museum of Yemen
663:Grand Synagogue of Aden
282:Historic City of Saada
241:Historic Town of Zabid
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857:14.00556°N 48.17944°E
658:Great Mosque of Sanaa
555:Qu'aiti Sultan Palace
490:Yemen Military Museum
122:liquefied natural gas
97:World Heritage status
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550:Palace of Queen Arwa
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746:Ras Isa Marine Park
598:Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
256:Socotra Archipelago
210:Tourist attractions
881:Geography of Yemen
862:14.00556; 48.17944
368:Cisterns of Tawila
59:Balhaf belongs to
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613:Al-Muhdhar Mosque
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560:Citadel of Rada'a
475:House of Folklore
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708:Talha Mosque
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525:Dar al-Hajar
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348:Al Hajjarah
302:Jabal Haraz
51:or Africa.
875:Categories
848:48°10′46″E
845:14°00′20″N
782:Yemen Gate
722:Protected
579:Places of
307:Jabal Bura
168:References
112:Importance
45:Hadhramaut
388:Marib Dam
157:The Times
118:Yemen LNG
423:Shaharah
378:Kaminahu
358:Baraqish
224:Heritage
55:Location
581:worship
502:Castles
499:Palaces
467:Museums
90:Perseus
85:cruiser
71:History
65:Mukalla
765:Others
433:Sirwah
428:Shibam
418:Shabwa
408:Nashaq
403:Nashan
383:Ma'rib
363:Baynun
234:Listed
103:UNESCO
61:Shabwa
33:بالحاف
29:Arabic
25:Balhaf
886:Oases
448:Zafar
443:Zabid
438:Timna
413:Sanaa
398:Nahom
373:Haram
353:Awwam
341:sites
226:Sites
222:World
214:Yemen
128:Notes
49:India
37:Yemen
724:area
88:HMS
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