Al Hawtah

Al Hawtah is the capital of Lahij Governorate in southern Yemen, sitting in a fertile agricultural valley inland from Aden. The town — sometimes referred to simply as Lahej — became capital of the historic Sultanate of Lahej after an earlier capital, al-Ra'ra', was destroyed during the Ottoman conquest of the Tahirids in the early 1500s. The sultanate later became a British protectorate and, from 1967, part of the People's Republic of South Yemen. Al Hawtah remains a market center for the surrounding farming communities of the Lahij valley.

By Plane

The nearest airport is Aden International Airport (ADE), to the south.

By Train

Yemen has no operating railway network.

By Car / Road

Al Hawtah is reached by road from Aden.

• Aden — historic port city, to the south
• Tuban — agricultural area to the north
• Al Qabbaytah — district centre to the north