?Ataq

Government

The small town of ' Ataq, ATTAQ or Atak (Arabic شهاره ) is the capital of the province Shabwa in Yemen. ' Ataq is just 460 km south east of Sana'a.

The city lies between 1120 to 1190 meters above sea level, as it settles on different height levels. In accordance with the data world of GeoNames, the city lies at an average altitude of 1146 m. The town itself has 27,000 inhabitants and is thus almost doubled after 2013 calculations within the last ten years. The County is extrapolated to 43,959 inhabitants. North of town is the district airport ( ICAO code: OYAT, IATA code: AXK ).

May 24, 1994 Ataq was ' occupied by North Yemen forces.

Attractions

' Ataq is not a typical zentraljemenitische city. Both in terms of architecture and the lifestyle of the people are clear differences to other Yemeni cities moor, as the city is much more modern. Thus, more than half of all buildings, atypical for the Yemen, built in two storeys.

In the city the Shabwa Museum is. Importance to him, since prehistoric ( partially excavated in the immediate environment ) exhibits are contained in it. Here, in particular, find exhibits of remains of extinct South Arabian capital of the Hadramaut, Schabwat. Furthermore, relics of the old kingdom Qataban be issued.

' Ataq has an old souq, a hospital and a hotel. To the west of the town is a military camp.