Al Hazm, Yemen

Al Hazm
الحزم
Town
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
Governorate Al Jawf Governorate
District Al Hazm District
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

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 Ma'rib and southwest of Sa'dah.[2][3] In the late 1980s a highway was built through Al Hazm, leading to Baraqish and Ma'in to the south to Ma'rib.[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] Al Hazm has been mentioned in numerous publications as being connected with Al Qaeda.[7][8]

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. ↑ Heffelfinger, Christopher; Scheuer, Michael (2005). Unmasking terror: a global review of terrorist activities. Jamestown Foundation. ISBN 978-0-9675009-5-9. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. ↑ Hull, Edmund J. (27 April 2011). High-Value Target: Countering Al Qaeda in Yemen. Potomac Books, Inc. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-59797-679-4. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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