Yakhtul

Yakhtul is a lairge coastal fishin veelage in the Ta'izz Govrenorate o soothwastren Yemen. Yakhtul is locatit aboot "twa German leagues (10 miles) north o the ceety o Mocha." It contains a nummer o white hooses, the Yakhtul Mosque an a schuil.

History
Durin Warld War I, Breetish patrol vessels shelled Dhubab fort in November 1914 an opened fire on Yakhtul on 8 December 1914, damagin 7 or 8 dhows moored thare.

Geography
Yakhtul lees on the coast o the Reid Sea, at the heid o a sma shoal inlet, 10 mile north o Mocha. Jirdan lies further tae the north o Yakhtul, 'Abus tae the sootheast an Kudhaysah tae the northeast. The 9 mile stretch atween Yakhtul an Marsa Farjah haes numerous saund an coral patches which gie the sea a daurk grey colour. The stretch atween Yakhtul an Al Zahari contains coastal palm groves.

Economy
MEED describes Yakhtul as bein tourist orientit. Fishin is a major soorce o income for the locals. As o 1996, despite mony o the hooses hae thair awn wells, heich watter salinity meant that it coud anerlie be uised for bathin an cleanin an drinkin watter haed tae be importit. Housomeivver, the local diet is said tae meet the World Health Organization minimum requirements, wi a plentiful supply o nutrients frae fresh fish an ither local commodities. A French medical team wis reportit tae be operatin in Yakhtul in the mid 1980s.

Notable laundmarks
Yakhtul is describit as consistin o "a few white hooses, some huts, an a mosque."  The toun contains Yakhtul Mosque, which wis said tae hae been "built at the expense o the guid fowk o the aurie at a cost o ane million riyals." The same man who biggit the mosque established Yakhtul preparatory schuil in the toun an aw, at a cost o l50,000 riyals. The "first phases o construction wirk" wur reportit tae hae been completit in 1989.

At the veelage is wha is cried  "Dar al-milh" (the place o salt). The saut pans, cried darah are said tae be "cut oot o the haurd grund an the soil heapit up on the sides tae form bunds (zabir al-darah).

References

Category:Populatit places in Ta'izz Govrenorate
Category:Populatit coastal places in Yemen