Dhale

Dhale
Dhale Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°41′48″N 44°43′51″E / 13.69667°N 44.73083°E / 13.69667; 44.73083Coordinates: 13°41′48″N 44°43′51″E / 13.69667°N 44.73083°E / 13.69667; 44.73083
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Dhale Governorate
Time zone	Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3)

Dhale or Dhala, also spelled Dali and Dhalea and sometimes prefixed with Al or Ad (Arabic: الضالع‎‎ Aḍ-Ḍāliʿ), is the capital town of Dhale Governorate in south-western Yemen. It is located at around 13°41′48″N 44°43′51″E / 13.69667°N 44.73083°E / 13.69667; 44.73083, in the elevation of around 1500 metres.

Formerly it was the capital of the Emirate of Dhala.

Historically, the Jewish community produced cotton thread.