Coordinates: 14°47′N 49°22′E / 14.783°N 49.367°E / 14.783; 49.367

Ghayl Ba Wazir

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Ghayl Ba Wazir
Country Yemen
GovernorateHadhramaut
Establishedearly 14th century[1]
Time zoneUTC+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.

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 "flavour very strong."[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. ^ a b Prothero, G.W. (1920). Arabia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 85.

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14°47′N 49°22′E / 14.783°N 49.367°E / 14.783; 49.367