Al-Hazm ( Arabic: الحزم ) is a city in Yemen .
| City | |
| Al-Hazm | |
|---|---|
| Arab. الحزم | |
| A country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Al jouf |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 16,362 people ( 2013 ) |
General Information
Located in the northwestern part of the country, about 170 km northeast of Sana'a . The administrative center of Al-Jawf governorate.
There is a small airport, a hospital and a hotel. The name of the city is often mentioned in publications related to al-Qaeda [1] [2] .
Population
According to 2013 data, the population of the city was 16,362 people [3] .
The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 2004 | 2013 |
|---|---|
| 13 553 | 16 362 |
Notes
- ↑ Heffelfinger, Christopher. Unmasking terror: a global review of terrorist activities / Christopher Heffelfinger, Michael Scheuer. - Jamestown Foundation, 2005. - ISBN 978-0-9675009-5-9 .
- ↑ Hull, Edmund J. High-Value Target: Countering Al Qaeda in Yemen . - Potomac Books, Inc., April 27, 2011 .-- P. 108. - ISBN 978-1-59797-679-4 .
- ↑ al-H̨azm (English) (inaccessible link) . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 6, 2013. Archived May 15, 2012.