Dhale
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Dhale
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|native_name = {{lang|ar|الضالع}}
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|settlement_type = Town
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|image_skyline = Dhala 1937.jpg
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|image_caption = Partial view of Dhala in 1937, with the main mosque in the foreground. Atop the hill is the castle where the hereditary Amir of Dhala resided. Dhala, {{convert|65|mile|km|0|disp=or}} north of Aden, lies {{convert|4,800|ft|m|-1|disp=or}} above sea level. It was then one of the states of the Aden Protectorate, strategically located near the border of the Protectorate and what was then the Imamate (Kingdom) of Yemen
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|pushpin_map = Yemen
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Yemen}}
|subdivision_type1 = Governorate
|subdivision_name1 = Dhale Governorate
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name2 = Dhale
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|population_total = 21783
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|timezone =Yemen Standard Time
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|coordinates = {{coord|13|41|48|N|44|43|51|E|region:YE|display=inline,title}}
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Dhale or Dhala, also spelled Dali{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-yemen-fighting-southern-city-20150526-story.html#page=1|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen drags on with little progress|access-date=29 May 2015|date=26 May 2015}} and Dhalea{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/27/c_134272771.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529174126/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/27/c_134272771.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2015|agency=Xinhua|title=Tribal forces loyal to Hadi retake key southern province in Yemen|date=27 May 2015|access-date=29 May 2015}} and sometimes prefixed with Al{{cite news|url=http://www.yementimes.com/en/1749/news/3389/Al-Dhale-under-fire.htm|agency=Yemen Times|title=Al-Dhale under fire|date=23 January 2014|access-date=29 May 2015|first=Ali Ibrahim|last=Al-Moshki}} or Ad{{cite web|url=http://www.msf.org/article/ad-dhale-yemen-%E2%80%9Cevery-day-we-are-getting-calls-patients-critical-condition-who-cannot-reach|publisher=Medecins Sans Frontieres|title=Ad Dhale, Yemen: "Every day we are getting calls from patients in a critical condition who cannot reach our hospitals"|date=10 April 2015|access-date=29 May 2015}} ({{langx|ar|الضالع|Aḍ-Ḍāliʿ}}), is the capital town of Dhale Governorate in south-western Yemen. It is located at around {{coord|13|41|48|N|44|43|51|E}}, at an elevation of around 1500 metres.
History
Formerly it was the capital of the Emirate of Dhala.
Climate
Dhale has an altitude-moderated hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) bordering upon the hot arid climate (BWh) found in most of the Arabian Peninsula. Afternoon weather ranges from very warm in winter to hot in summer, whilst mornings range from cool in winter to warm in summer. Rainfall averages around {{convert|360|mm|in|0|disp=or}} per year, of which over half occurs in July and August alone due to the influence of the northern edge of the monsoon.
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|location = Dhale
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|Jan high C = 24.5
|Feb high C = 24.7
|Mar high C = 26.8
|Apr high C = 28.6
|May high C = 31.5
|Jun high C = 33.1
|Jul high C = 32.6
|Aug high C = 30.6
|Sep high C = 30.2
|Oct high C = 30.0
|Nov high C = 27.2
|Dec high C = 24.8
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|Jan mean C = 17.4
|Feb mean C = 18.0
|Mar mean C = 19.8
|Apr mean C = 21.7
|May mean C = 24.3
|Jun mean C = 25.9
|Jul mean C = 25.5
|Aug mean C = 23.8
|Sep mean C = 23.2
|Oct mean C = 21.7
|Nov mean C = 20.0
|Dec mean C = 17.6
|Year mean C =
|Jan low C = 10.4
|Feb low C = 11.3
|Mar low C = 12.8
|Apr low C = 14.9
|May low C = 17.1
|Jun low C = 18.7
|Jul low C = 18.5
|Aug low C = 17.0
|Sep low C = 16.2
|Oct low C = 13.4
|Nov low C = 12.8
|Dec low C = 10.4
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 11
|Feb rain mm = 8
|Mar rain mm = 11
|Apr rain mm = 20
|May rain mm = 43
|Jun rain mm = 16
|Jul rain mm = 90
|Aug rain mm = 103
|Sep rain mm = 44
|Oct rain mm = 8
|Nov rain mm = 6
|Dec rain mm = 0
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|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/54966/
|title = Climate: Dhale |publisher=Climate-Data.org
|access-date = August 13, 2019}}
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