Hawf

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| image_skyline = Hawf-Mahrah-Yemen.jpg

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| subdivision_type1 = Governorate

| subdivision_name1 = Al Mahrah

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| population_total = 5143

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Hawf is a district of the Al Mahrah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 5,143 inhabitants.{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yye.html|title=Districts of Yemen|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=October 20, 2010}} The Hawf Area was nominated to be a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in August 2002. Currently, it is listed as a tentative World Heritage Site.{{cite web |title=The Hawf Area |url=https://www.distancesto.com/road-map/om/salalah-to-hawf/history/39762.html |accessdate=May 28, 2023 |website=distancesto |publisher=}} It's around 30 minutes away from Omani bordering town of Sarfait and it is 180 km away from Salalah, that is one of the biggest cities of Oman.

Climate

{{Main|South Arabian fog woodlands, shrublands, and dune}}

In Hawf, the climate is hot and dry. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Bwh. The average annual temperature in Hawf is {{convert|26.2|°C|1}}. About {{convert|51|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually. According to UNESCO, The area as a whole including Dhofar region in Oman and Hawf region in Yemen has been described as a center of plant diversity, and as a 'fog oasis' in the Arabian Peninsula which is predominantly arid.

{{Weather box|location = Hawf

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|Jan high C = 27.4

|Feb high C = 27.9

|Mar high C = 30.4

|Apr high C = 32.6

|May high C = 34.4

|Jun high C = 34.6

|Jul high C = 31.7

|Aug high C = 31.2

|Sep high C = 31.9

|Oct high C = 31.6

|Nov high C = 30.5

|Dec high C = 28.2

|Jan low C = 16.7

|Feb low C = 18.1

|Mar low C = 20.1

|Apr low C = 22.5

|May low C = 25.0

|Jun low C = 25.9

|Jul low C = 24.6

|Aug low C = 23.7

|Sep low C = 23.5

|Oct low C = 21.1

|Nov low C = 19.3

|Dec low C = 17.9

|Jan precipitation mm = 4

|Feb precipitation mm = 3

|Mar precipitation mm = 4

|Apr precipitation mm = 10

|May precipitation mm = 1

|Jun precipitation mm = 2

|Jul precipitation mm = 7

|Aug precipitation mm = 8

|Sep precipitation mm = 1

|Oct precipitation mm = 2

|Nov precipitation mm = 4

|Dec precipitation mm = 5

|year precipitation mm= 51

|source = Climate-Data.org, Climate data

|date=02 February 2018}}

References

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{{Al Mahrah Governorate}}

{{Tourist attractions in Yemen}}

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Category:Districts of Al Mahrah Governorate

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