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Jaʿār
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Also known as Jaar

Jaar (Arabic: جعار Jaʿār) is a small town and the capital of Khanfir District in southwestern Yemen. One of the largest settlements in Abyan Governorate, it is located to the north of Al Kawd and the regional capital of Zinjibar. The town is located about 2 kilometres east of the right bank of the Wadi Bana.

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Settlement.name
Jaār
Settlement.native_name
جعار
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Jaar, street market.webp
Settlement.image_caption
A street in Jaar
Settlement.pushpin_map
Yemen
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Yemen
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Abyan Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Khanfar
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2004
Settlement.population_total
29495
Settlement.timezone
Yemen Standard Time
Settlement.utc_offset
+3

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Official name
جعار
Population
29495
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Jaar, Yemen1.jpg
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Ja'ar, Yemen
native label
جعار
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113 BC
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Jaar (Arabic: جعار Jaʿār) is a small town and the capital of Khanfir District in southwestern Yemen. One of the largest settlements in Abyan Governorate, it is located to the north of Al Kawd and the regional capital of Zinjibar. The town is located about 2 kilometres east of the right bank of the Wadi Bana.

Khanfar is a southern suburb of the town, noted for its ceramics and munitions production. On March 28, 2011, the Jaʿār munitions factory exploded there, killing an estimated 150 people.

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