Ash Shihr الشحر |
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Northern gateway of Ash Shihr on a stamp issued in 1942
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Location in Yemen | |
Coordinates: 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°ECoordinates: 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°E | |
Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Hadhramaut |
Time zone | Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3) |
Ash-Shihr (Arabic: الشحر) (transliteration al-Shiḥr) is a coastal town in Hadhramaut, southern Yemen. It is located at around 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°E. It was a part of the Qu'aiti Sultanate before the unified Yemen was formed.
Ash Shihr was involved in the export of frankincense in ancient times, to places as far as China.