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Discover Mijbiyah in Yemen
Mijbiyah in the region of Muḩāfaz̧at Ta‘izz is a town located in Yemen - some 189 mi or ( 305 km ) South of Sanaa , the country's capital .
Local time in Mijbiyah is now 11:20 AM (Sunday) . 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, Summanah, Sanaa, and Mayyun. When in this area, you might want to check out Hargeysa . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mijbiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Реальные сомалийские пираты
в Емене на линии работали, на борту 5 охранников с автоматами, через день пытались подходить пираты. Охрана стреляла в воздух. Здесь ещё присутствует эпизод смены охраны ..
مدينة النور City of light اليمنيه الجيبوتيه
مدينة النور المزمع اقامتها في باب المندب بين اليمن وجييبوتي ..
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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.
Located at 12.73 43.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 12.67 43.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 12.66 43.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
HMS Khartoum (F45)
HMS Khartoum (F45) was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, ostensibly named after the capital of Sudan, Khartoum.
Located at 12.63 43.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Bab-el-Mandeb
The Bab-el-Mandeb (variously transliterated Mandab or Mandib, and with article "el-" given also as "al-", with or without connecting dashes) meaning "Gate of Grief" in Arabic (باب المندب), is a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, Djibouti and Eritrea, north of Somalia, in the Horn of Africa, and connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. It is sometimes called the Mandab Strait in the English language.
Located at 12.58 43.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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