Yakhtul
Sign in to saveYakhtul () is a large coastal fishing village in the Taiz Governorate of southwestern Yemen. Yakhtul is located about "two German leagues (10 miles) north of the city of Mocha." It contains a number of white houses, the Yakhtul Mosque and a school.
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Yakhtul () is a large coastal fishing village in the Taiz Governorate of southwestern Yemen. Yakhtul is located about "two German leagues (10 miles) north of the city of Mocha." It contains a number of white houses, the Yakhtul Mosque and a school.
==History== During World War I, British patrol vessels shelled Dhubab fort in November 1914 and opened fire on Yakhtul on 8 December 1914, damaging 7 or 8 dhows moored there.
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