Jaʿār

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

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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.