Qishn

Qishn () is a coastal toun in Al Mahrah Govrenorate, soothren Yemen. It is locatit at aroond . Its population is estimatit at mair nor 80000. It haes a landin strip, which is currently no in uise.

Historically, Qishn wis a port frae which incense wis exportit. The traveller an splorer Freya Stark notes that, "...frae Qishn, 200 tae 250 tons (o incense, annually). The best o it comes frae Saudah, Hadhbarm an Mirbãt, an the worst frae Qishn."Stark, Freya, The Southern Gates of Arabia, J. Murray, London, 1936, Chapter 1

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Category:Populatit places in Al Mahrah Govrenorate
Category:Populatit coastal places in Yemen