Al-Shihr
al-Shihr
ٱلشِّحْر | |
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Town | |
Camels on the beach at al-Shihr | |
| Coordinates: 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°E | |
| Country | Yemen |
| Governorate | Hadhramaut |
| District | al-Shihr |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al-Shihr (Arabic: ٱلشِّحْر, romanized: al-Shiḥr), also known as ash-Shir or simply Shihr, is a coastal town in Hadhramaut, eastern Yemen. Al-Shihr is a walled town located on a sandy beach. There is an anchorage but no docks; boats are used. The main export is fish oil. The town is divided in two by a wādi (dry riverbed) called al-Misyāl. The western quarter is called Majraf and the eastern al-Ramla. As of 1997, it had several souqs (markets), including Sūq al-Lakham, Sūq al-Hunūd, and Sūq Shibām.