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Khays Al 'Umar Destination Guide

Discover Khays Al 'Umar in Yemen

Khays Al 'Umar in the region of Muḩāfaz̧at Ma’rib with its 15 habitants is a town located in Yemen - some 60 mi or ( 96 km ) North-East of Sanaa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Khays Al 'Umar is now 03:27 PM (Saturday) . 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: Majzar, At Tawilah, Ta'izz, Sayyan, and Sanaa. When in this area, you might want to check out Majzar . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Khays Al 'Umar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Haram (Yemen)

Ḥaram is an ancient city in the north of al-Jawf in modern day Yemen, at about 1100 metres above sea level. It is bordered by the Yemeni Highlands to the north, in the west by the ancient Kaminahu (present day Kamna), in the east by the ancient Qarnāwu and in the south by the Ghayl, otherwise known as the village of al-Ḥazm.

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Located at 16.17 44.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites by country, Archaeological sites in Yemen, Archaeological sites in the Near East, Buildings and structures in Yemen, History of Yemen

Kaminahu

Kaminahu (Old South Arabic kmnhw; modern Kamna) is the name of an ancient South Arabian city in the northern al-Jawf region of present day Yemen, 107 km north-east of Sana'a at about 1100 meters above sea level. In early times Kaminahu like other towns in al-Jawf such as Ḥaram and Nashan, was an independent city state. In about 715 BCE Kaminahu was conquered by Yitha’amar Watar I of Saba', after which it annexed Nashan and the neighbouring town of Manhiyat.

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Located at 16.20 44.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Yemen, Archaeological sites in the Near East, Archaeology of Yemen, Buildings and structures in Yemen