Hawf
{{Infobox settlement
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| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Hawf-Mahrah-Yemen.jpg
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Yemen}}
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Al Mahrah
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| population_as_of = 2003
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| population_total = 5143
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| timezone = Yemen Standard Time
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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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