Al_Jawf_Governorate

Al Jawf Governorate

Al Jawf Governorate

Governorate of Yemen

For other uses, see Al Jawf (disambiguation).

Al Jawf (Arabic: الجوف Al-Jawf) is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Al Hazm.

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As of April 2020, after the Houthi forces' 2020 offensive, nearly all the governorate is under Houthi control, except for Khabb wa ash Sha'af which is under the control of Al-Qaeda.[2]

On 15 July 2020, a Saudi Arabian airstrike in Al Hazm District in Al-Jawf Governorate killed seven Yemeni civilians.[3] On 17 August 2020, a Houthi missile attack killed 11 government troops, including a senior officer.[4]

Geography

Adjacent governorates

Districts

Al Jawf Governorate is divided into the following 12 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistical Yearbook 2011". Central Statistical Organisation. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Audience Question: Did Ansar Allah Liberated 95% of al-Jawf?". 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Air strikes kill civilians in Yemen's al-Jawf province, residents say". 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "11 Yemen soldiers killed in clashes and rebel attack".

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