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Summanah Destination Guide

Discover Summanah in Yemen

Summanah in the region of Muḩāfaz̧at Laḩij is a town located in Yemen - some 185 mi or ( 298 km ) South of Sanaa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Summanah is now 07:49 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Aden " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Hargeysa, Ta'izz, Sanaa, Hisn Murad, and Ghurayrah. When in this area, you might want to check out Hargeysa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Summanah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Cheikh Saïd

Cheikh Saïd is a rocky peninsula in Yemen, near the island of Perim on the Bab-el-Mandeb at the entrance to the Red Sea. In 1868 it was purchased from the local ruler, Sheikh Ali Tabet Ahmed, by Bazin et Rabaud, a private company based in Marseilles in France, which wanted to use it as a base for exporting coffee. The purchase price was 80,000 thalers. In 1869, the sheikh annulled the agreement as he had received only 18,000 thalers.

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Located at 12.73 43.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Former French colonies, History of Yemen

Bab Iskender

The Bab Iskender is the eastern section 2 miles wide and 16 fathoms of the Bab-el-Mandeb straits, which separates Ras Menheli, Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula and Ras Siyyan, Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa. The Yemeni island of Perim divides the strait into two channels, Bab Iskender and Dact-el-Mayun respectively. The western section of the straits, Dact-el-Mayun, has a width of about 16 miles and a depth of 170 fathoms . The straits are about 20 miles wide in total.

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Located at 12.67 43.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Bodies of water of Djibouti, Bodies of water of Yemen, Borders of Djibouti, Borders of Yemen, International straits, Straits of the Indian Ocean

Perim

Perim, also called Mayyun in Arabic, is a volcanic island located in the Strait of Mandeb at the southern entrance into the Red Sea, off the southwestern coast of Yemen. The island measures 5.63 kilometres long and 2.85 kilometres wide; it has a surface area of 13 square kilometers and rises to an altitude of 65 meters. The distance from the Perim Island to Africa (Djibouti) is 20.3 kilometers. There is a natural harbour on the southwestern coast.

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Located at 12.66 43.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Islands of the Red Sea, Russian and Soviet Navy bases, Uninhabited islands of Yemen

Dhubab

Dhubab is a small coastal town in the Ta'izz Governorate of southwestern Yemen. It is the seat of Dhubab District.

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Located at 12.94 43.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 32 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Yemen, Populated places in Ta'izz Governorate