Dhamar Govrenorate

Dhamar ( ), an aw spelt Thamar, is a govrenorate o Yemen. It is locatit tae the sooth an sootheast o Sana'a Govrenorate, tae the north o Ibb Govrenorate, tae the east o Al Hudaydah Govrenorate an tae the northwast o Al Bayda' Govrenorate in the central heichlands o Yemen. It haes a tot auries o  an an estimatit population o aroond ane an a hauf million.

The visitor enters Dhamar govrenorate aboot 70 km sooth o the Sana’a airport. The centre o the govrenorate is aboot  frae Sana’a, the caipital o the Republic. The govrenorate sits amang a nummer o ither govrenorates: Sana’a tae the north an northeast, al-Bayda’ tae the east, Ibb tae the sooth, an Raymah an al-Hudaydah tae the wast.

Geography
The govrenorate covers , which is dividit amang 12 admeenistrative destricts (mudiriyyah) an further dividit intae 314 sub-destricts (‘uzlah). Accordin tae the 2004 census, the govrenorate contains 1,329,229 fowk, maist o whom live in the govrenorate’s 3,262 veelages.

The govrenorate’s climate is temperate, awtho the central an eastren sections o the govrenorate tend tae be cauld durin the winter, while the valleys an wastren slopes are warmer. The average temperaturs range frae  in simmer, an frae  in winter.

The govrenorate in general lees  abuin the sea level, wi a topographic relief that varies frae heich muntains tae deep valleys, upland plains an plateaus. The maist muntain peaks include Isbil, al-Lisi, Duran, the twa Wusab moontain ranges, an the ‘Utamah muntains. Jahran, in the north central pairt o the govrenorate, is its maist extensive plain.

Destricts
Al Hada Destrict
Al Manar Destrict
Anss Destrict
Dawran Aness Destrict
Dhamar Ceety Destrict
Jabal Ash sharq Destrict
Jahran Destrict 
Maghirib Ans Destrict
Mayfa'at Anss Destrict
Utmah Destrict
Wusab Al Ali Destrict
Wusab As Safil Destrict


Category:Govrenorates o Yemen