Samtah

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Samtah (also Romanized as Şāmitah or Samta; in Arabic صامطة) is a town and sub-division in Jizan Province, in southwestern Saudi Arabia.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. ([http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ search]) Accessed 13 May 2011.

In March 2022, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile at an electric substation in Samtah, which set it on fire.{{Cite web | url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2022/03/25/saudi-thwarts-16-houthi-attacks-fire-at-aramco-oil-facility-under-control?fbclid=IwAR1c74sfoqoiGgq7-0CB9xjP52JpPnDFa35q5EBzWiPL34IuoYJij03UHyw | title=Saudi thwarts 16 Houthi attacks, fire at Aramco oil facility under control }}

See also

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