Hawf District

Hawf (), officially known as the Hawf District (), is a district of the Al Mahrah Governorate in south-eastern Yemen. As of the 2004 Yemeni census, the district had a population of 5,143 inhabitants. The Hawf Area was nominated as a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in August 2002. Currently, it is listed as a tentative World Heritage Site. The town of Hawf itself is southwest by road from Sarfait, and southwest by road from Salalah, one of Oman's largest cities.

==Geography== The Hawf district is located in the Al Mahrah Governorate in south-eastern Yemen, situated between approximately 52°42' and 53°04' E longitude and 16°32' and 16°41' N latitude. Hawf itself is southwest by road from Sarfait and southwest by road from Salalah, Oman. Covering an area of 30,000 hectares, the district is characterized by rugged mountains that reach a maximum elevation of 1,400 meters above sea level. These mountains are oriented west to east, forming a natural barrier that separates the vast Rub' al Khali desert to the north from the Arabian Sea to the south. The range extends for approximately 60 kilometers, from Ras Fartak in the west to the border with Oman in the east.