Al Mahwit Governorate
{{short description|Governorate of Yemen}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Al Mahwit
| image_skyline = Mahweet, Yemen (14616572461).jpg
| native_name = {{lang|ar|ٱلْمَحْوِيْت}}
| native_name_lang = ar
| settlement_type = Governorate
| image_map = Al Mahwit in Yemen.svg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{YEM}}
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| seat = Al Mahwit
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 2858
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| population_total = 1,597,000
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Tihama Region
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Al Mahwit ({{langx|ar|ٱلْمَحْوِيْت}} {{Transliteration|ar|Al-Maḥwīt}}) is one of the governorates of Yemen.
Geography
=Adjacent governorates=
- Hajjah Governorate (north)
- Al Hudaydah Governorate (west)
- Sanaa Governorate (south, east)
- 'Amran Governorate (northeast)
=Districts=
File:Haraz 200612 Yemen-115 (353667843).jpg (the highest mountain in the Arabian Peninsula), west of Sanaa]]
Al Mahwit Governorate is divided into the following 9 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:
References
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Al Mahwit Governorate
|North = Hajjah Governorate
|Northeast = 'Amran Governorate
|East =
|Southeast = Sana'a Governorate
|South =
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|West = Al Hudaydah Governorate
|Northwest =
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{{Governorates of Yemen}}
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{{Authority control}}
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Category:Governorates of Yemen
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