Al-Raba al-Gharbi

Islah in Sanhan District in Sana'a Governorate in Yemen

Al-Raba al-Gharbi (arab. عزلة الربع الغربي) is a subdistrict in Sana'a Governorate, Yemen. As of 2004, 23,690 people live in the subdistrict. The subdistrict is located in Sanhan District. The subdistrict contains 17 villages, which are parts of subdistricts. The subdistrict sits on an elevation of 1,713 metres (5,620 feet).[2][3][4]

Al-Raba al-Gharbi
عزلة الربع الغربي
Al-Raba al-Gharbi is located in Yemen
Al-Raba al-Gharbi
Al-Raba al-Gharbi
Location within Yemen
Coordinates: 15°11′24″N 44°14′24″E / 15.19000°N 44.24000°E / 15.19000; 44.24000
CountryYemen
Elevation
1,713 m (5,620 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total23,690
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Geocode8736354[1]

Villages

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Al-Raba al-Gharbi has 17 villages, which are named below.[2]

Name (arab.) Total Female Male
1 ريمة حميد 1198 564 634
2 بيت الشاطبي 1459 704 755
3 الوادي 709 334 375
4 بيت الحضرمي 618 323 295
5 ضبوه 461 225 236
6 سامك 675 347 328
7 المحاقرة 2033 1001 1032
8 عمد 2710 1253 1457
9 التخراف 1115 566 549
10 القران 967 470 497
11 الالجام 1068 528 540
12 قاع القيضي 4546 2189 2357
13 رهم السفلى 1106 542 564
14 حمل 976 474 502
15 ارتل 2169 1079 1090
16 بئر الهذيل 1015 486 529
17 حافد 865 417 448

The village with the most people is قاع القيضي, having a population of 4546 people as of 2004.

Climate

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Al-Raba al-Gharbi has a BWk climate classification, meaning it is a hot desert.[5] Here is a climate graph for the general climate in Al-Raba al-Gharbi.

Weather chart for Al-Raba al-Gharbi
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temperatures in °C
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source: [6]
Imperial conversion
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On average, April is the wettest month at 89 millimeters of rain on average, and February, January, and December the driest, all at 1 millimeter a month on average.

References

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  1. "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "الدليل الشامل - محافظة صنعاء - مديرية سنحان وبني بهلول - عزلة الربع الغربي". web.archive.org. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "A table showing the number of homes, families, and resident population at the level of administrative divisions (population clusters)". CSO (in Arabic). Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. "Yemen - Subnational Administrative Boundaries - Humanitarian Data Exchange". data.humdata.org. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L. "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. "NASA Geography - Topography". Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.