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Shabwah Governorate, Yemeni
Regional Level Types
Shabwah GovernorateGovernorate
YemenCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ataq37,315 (2013)
Khimār3,000 (2016)
AL-khashā upper1,100 (2016)
Salābah1,000 (2016)
AL-khashā Lower800 (2016)
Al Kuraybah156 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
308033
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:308033:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Chabwa, Yémen
German:
Schabwa, Jemen
Italian:
governatorato di Shabwa, Yemen
Russian:
Шабва, Йемен
Simplified Chinese:
舍卜沃省, 也门
Spanish:
Gobernación de Shabwah, Yemen
Arabic:
شبوة, اليمن
Bengali:
সাবাহ গভর্নোরেট, ইয়েমেন
Bulgarian:
Шабуа, Йемен
Catalan:
Governació de Xabwa, Iemen
Cebuano:
Shabwah, Yemen
Croatian:
Shabwa, Jemen
Czech:
provincie Šabva, Jemen
Danish:
Shabwah Governorate, Yemen
Dutch:
Shabwah, Jemen
Esperanto:
Provinco Ŝabŭa, Jemeno
Farsi/Persian:
استان شبوه, یمن
Finnish:
Šabwa, Jemen
Georgian:
შაბვის მუჰაფაზა, იემენი
Greek:
Σαμπγουά Γκοβερνοράτε, Υεμένη
Gujarati:
શેબવા ગવર્નોરેટ, યેમેન
Hebrew:
שבוה, תימן
Hindi:
शबवाह प्रान्त, यमन
Hungarian:
Sabva, Jemen
Indonesian:
Kegubernuran Shabwah, Yaman
Japanese:
シャブワ県, イエメン
Kannada:
ಷಬ್ವಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಯೆಮೆನ್
Korean:
샤브와주, 예멘
Latvian:
Šebvas muhāfaza, Jemena
Lithuanian:
Šabvos gubernija, Jemenas
Malay:
Shabwah Governorate, Yaman
Marathi:
शबवा गव्हर्नोरेट, येमेनचे प्रजासत्ताक
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Shabwah Séng, Yemen
Norwegian:
Shabwah, Jemen
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Shabwah guvernement, Jemen
Polish:
Szabwa, Jemen
Portuguese:
Shabwa, Iémen
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Shabwah, Yemen
Scots:
Shabwah Govrenorate, Yemen
Serbian:
Шабва, Јемен
Serbo-Croatian:
Šabva, Jemen
Sinhalese:
ශබ්වා පළාත, යේමනය
Slovenian:
Šabva, Jemen
South Azerbaijani:
شبوه اوستانی, یمن
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Shabwah, Yemen
Swedish:
Shabwah, Jemen
Tamil:
ஷபவாஹ கோவெர்னோரேட், யெமன்
Telugu:
షబ్వా గవర్నరేట్, యెమన్
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าการชับวะฮ์, เยเมน
Traditional Chinese:
舍卜沃省, 也門
Turkish:
Şebve, Yemen
Ukrainian:
Шабва, Ємен
Urdu:
محافظہ شبوہ, یمن
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Shabwah, Yemen


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed140 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Hajar - Mintaq1145 - 139.8 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabwah_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q328180
GeoNames ID:70935

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