Hadhramaut
noun
a region along the southern coast of Arabia, in the Republic of Yemen. About 204,000 sq. mi. (528,000 sq. km).
Hadramaut
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a variation of
Hadhramaut.
Example Sentences
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Abu Anwar was the chief al-Qaida judge in neighboring Hadramaut Province, which also abuts the southern Omani border.
From Time ● Jan. 7, 2016
Three French nationals have been reported missing in Yemen, Hasan Muksim, deputy security director of Seyoun city, in the southeastern province of Hadramaut, said yesterday.
From BusinessWeek ● May 28, 2011
Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Oliver Optic
We can hardly imagine a poorer, more miserable population than that of the South-Arabian country Hadramaut.
From Mohammedanism Lectures on Its Origin, Its Religious and Political Growth, and Its Present State by C. Snouck Hurgronje
The grand object of his ambition was to reach Mareb, the ancient capital of Hadramaut and the residence of the famous Queen of Sheba, whose name according to the Arabians was Balkis.
From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by John Russell Bartlett
