Al Mahrah Governorate

Al Mahrah
ٱلْمَهْرَة
Governorate
Country Yemen
Region Hadramout Region
SeatAl Ghaydah
Government
 • GovernorMohammed Ali Yaser
Area
 • Total
82,405 km2 (31,817 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
500,000
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)

Al Mahrah (Arabic: ٱلْمَهْرَة Al-Mahrah), or simply Mahra, is a governorate (muhafazah) of Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Situated in the area of the former Mahra Sultanate, its capital is Al Ghaydah. It has international borders with Oman.

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