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Ghayl Ba Wazir

Coordinates: 14°47′N 49°22′E / 14.783°N 49.367°E / 14.783; 49.367
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Ghayl Ba Wazir
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Country Yemen
GovernorateHadhramaut
Establishedearly 14th century[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Ghayl Ba Wazir (or Gjail Ba Wazir[2]) is a city in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate.

Economy

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As of 1920, Ghayl Ba Wazir was producing tobacco. The tobacco, called humuni, is brown and coarse and has been described as having a "very strong flavour."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Boxberger, Linda (2012-02-01). On the Edge of Empire: Hadhramawt, Emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s. SUNY Press. pp. 115, 116. ISBN 978-0-7914-8935-2.
  2. ^ a b Prothero, G.W. (1920). Arabia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 85.
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14°47′N 49°22′E / 14.783°N 49.367°E / 14.783; 49.367