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Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemeni
Regional Level Types
Al Hudaydah GovernorateGovernorate
YemenCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Al Ḩudaydah617,871 (2017)
Zabīd52,590 (2012)
Bājil48,218 (2016)
Bayt al Faqīh34,204 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
127111
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127111:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
محافظة الحديدة, اليمن
French:
Al-Hodeïda, Yémen
German:
Gouvernement al-Hudaida, Jemen
Italian:
governatorato di al-Hudayda, Yemen
Russian:
Ходейда, Йемен
Simplified Chinese:
荷台达省, 也门
Spanish:
Gobernación de Al Hudayda, Yemen
Basque:
Al-Hudaida gobernantzia, Yemen
Bengali:
আল হুদায়দাহ গভর্নোরেট, ইয়েমেন
Bulgarian:
Ходейда, Йемен
Catalan:
Governació d'al-Hudaydah, Iemen
Cebuano:
Muḩāfaz̧at al Ḩudaydah, Yemen
Croatian:
Al Hudaida, Jemen
Danish:
Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen
Dutch:
Al Hudaydah, Jemen
Esperanto:
Provinco Al Hudajda, Jemeno
Farsi/Persian:
استان حدیده, یمن
Finnish:
Hodeida, Jemen
Georgian:
ჰოდეიდის მუჰაფაზა, იემენი
Greek:
Αλ Χουντάγντια, Υεμένη
Gujarati:
અલ હુદાયદાહ ગવર્નોરેટ, યેમેન
Hebrew:
אל-חודיידה, תימן
Hindi:
अल-हुदैदाह प्रान्त, यमन
Hungarian:
Hudajda kormányzóság, Jemen
Indonesian:
Kegubernuran Al-Hudaydah, Yaman
Japanese:
フダイダ県, イエメン
Kannada:
ಅಲ್ ಹದಾದಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಯೆಮೆನ್
Korean:
호데이다주, 예멘
Latvian:
Hudeidas muhāfaza, Jemena
Lithuanian:
Al Hudaidos gubernija, Jemenas
Malay:
Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yaman
Marathi:
अल हुडायदाह गव्हर्नोरेट, येमेनचे प्रजासत्ताक
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Al Hudaydah Séng, Yemen
Norwegian:
Al Huaydah, Jemen
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Al Hudaydah guvernement, Jemen
Polish:
Al-Hudajda, Jemen
Portuguese:
Hodeida , Iémen
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Al Hudaydah, Yemen
Scots:
Al Hudaydah Govrenorate, Yemen
Serbian:
Ел Худаида, Јемен
Serbo-Croatian:
Al Hudaida, Jemen
Sinhalese:
අල් හුඩේඩා පළාත, යේමනය
South Azerbaijani:
حدیده اوستانی, یمن
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Al Hudaydah, Yemen
Swedish:
Al-Hudaydah, Jemen
Tamil:
அல் ஹுடையத கோவெர்னோரே, யெமன்
Telugu:
అల్ హుదాయ్‌దా గవర్నరేట్, యెమన్
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าการอัลฮุดัยดะฮ์, เยเมน
Traditional Chinese:
荷台達省, 也門
Turkish:
El-Hudeyde , Yemen
Ukrainian:
Ходейда, Ємен
Urdu:
محافظہ الحدیدہ, یمن
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Al Hudaydah, Yemen


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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Alkali amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences27
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Abbas - Kamaran272.588 - 0 Ma (Quaternary)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Gibbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Gibbula2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canarium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Canarium2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Strombus (Labiostrombus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Strombus : Strombus (Labiostrombus)2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Vexillum (Pusia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Costellariidae : Vexillum : Vexillum (Pusia)2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Turris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Uromitra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Costellariidae : Uromitra2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Aequipecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Aequipecten2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Antigona
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Antigona2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cardita
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cardita2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Clausinella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Clausinella2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Crassatella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Anadara (Anadara) antiquata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Anadara) antiquata2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mimachlamys senatoria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Mimachlamys senatoria2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nassarius albescens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius albescens2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Plicatula menkeana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula menkeana2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dosinia histrio
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : Dosinia histrio2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Limopsidae : Limopsis : Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Corbula (Anisocorbula) taitensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Corbula (Anisocorbula) taitensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Codakia tigerina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Codakia : Codakia tigerina2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ficus (Ficus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ficidae : Ficus : Ficus (Ficus)2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Glycymeris pectunculus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris pectunculus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Chlamys sanguinolenta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys sanguinolenta2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Divaricella macandreae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Divaricella : Divaricella macandreae2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hudaydah_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q275755
GeoNames ID:79416

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African Plate
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate

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