Al Hazm, Yemen

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Al Hazm
الحزم
Town
Al Hazm is located in Yemen
Al Hazm
Al Hazm
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°9′51″N 44°46′36″E / 16.16417°N 44.77667°E / 16.16417; 44.77667Coordinates: 16°9′51″N 44°46′36″E / 16.16417°N 44.77667°E / 16.16417; 44.77667
Country Yemen
GovernorateAl Jawf Governorate
DistrictAl Hazm District
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al Hazm or al-Hazm (Arabic: الحزم) is the principal town of Al Jawf Governorate and Al Hazm District[1] in Yemen. It is located northwest of the city of Marib and southeast of Saada.[2][3] In the late 1980s a highway was built through Al Hazm, leading to Baraqish and Ma'in to the south to Marib.[4] Yemen was reported by OPEC to have received a $5m loan for the road project on May 11, 1987.[5] It is served by Al Hazm Airport.[6] On March 1, 2020, the city was captured by the Houthis during the 2020 al-Jawf offensive.[7][8]

Climate[]

In Al Hazm, the climate is hot and dry. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Bwh. The average annual temperature in Al Hazm is 22.8 °C (73.0 °F). About 92 mm (3.62 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Al Hazm
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6) 		27.1
(80.8) 		28.9
(84.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.6
(90.7) 		34.2
(93.6) 		33.8
(92.8) 		33.1
(91.6) 		31.9
(89.4) 		29.0
(84.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		30.0
(85.9)
Average low °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.6
(61.9) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		21.0
(69.8) 		20.4
(68.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		10.9
(51.6) 		15.8
(60.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2) 		1
(0.0) 		10
(0.4) 		15
(0.6) 		16
(0.6) 		1
(0.0) 		13
(0.5) 		21
(0.8) 		4
(0.2) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.1) 		5
(0.2) 		92
(3.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data

References[]

  1. ^ Paxton, John (1959). The Statesman's year-book. St. Martin's Press. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  3. ^ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
  4. ^ Hämäläinen, Pertti (1 September 1999). Yemen. Lonely Planet. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-86442-603-1. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ^ Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (1987). OPEC bulletin. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Al Hazm Airport". International Air Charter. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Yemen Houthis seize strategic city bordering Saudi Arabia". Middle East Monitor. March 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "Officials say Yemen's rebels seize strategic northern city". www.aljazeera.com.
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