Ataq
| Ataq | |
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  Ataq
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| Coordinates: 14°32′11″N 46°49′59″E / 14.53639°N 46.83306°E | |
| Kintra |  Yemen |
| Govrenorate | Shabwah Govrenorate |
| Destrict | Ataq Destrict |
| Hicht | 1,146 m (3,760 ft) |
| Indwallers (2004) | |
| - Tot | 37,315 |
Ataq (Arabic: عتق), alternately spelt Attaq, is a sma ceety an the caipital o Shabwah Govrenorate in Yemen. Ataq is 458 km sooth east o Sana'a. The difference in elevation o the ceety is aboot 70 m wi generally pairtially flat topography wi altitudinal variation in the range o 1120–1190 m.a.s.l. Its population was around 37,315 accordin tae a 2004 census.[1] On 24 Mey 1994, Ataq wis seized bi northren Yemeni forces.[2] Accordin tae the Geo Names Database, Ataq is locatit at an altitude o 1146 metres. It is servit bi Ataq Airport; the landin strip is locatit tae the north o the toun.[1]
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[edit] Landmarks
Ataq is describit bi Lonely Planet as "no at aw like an inland Yemeni toun"; ither publications hae describit it as Beau Geste in appearance an "completely different" an surroondit bi desert.[3][4]
It contains the Shabwa Museum, an an auld souk an the Banata Specialist Hospital are locatit tae the sootheastren pairt o the toun which geographically stretches frae the northwast tae the sootheast. Dubai Hotel and Suites haes a hotel in the toun centre. Military camps are locatit in the wastren pairt.[1] Approximately 50% o the biggins in Ataq hae twa storeys an the population is spread athort 70-80% o the ceety aurie.[1]
[edit] Shabwa Museum
Ataq contains the regional museum o the Shabwah Govrenorate, the Shabwa Museum. The museum contains important items relatit tae the prehistoric heritage o the aurie an contains mony items unearthed bi M. L. Inizan.[5] In pairticular it contains relics frae the auncient ceety o Shabwa, the caipital o the auncient kinrick o Hadhramaut an items unearthed frae the airchaeological steids o the auncient Qataban an Osan kinrick.[6]
The airport contains a technical touer, electricity station an fire brigade biggin.
[edit] Urban development
In order tae impruive an create sustainable development conditions in Ataq ceety, in respect o watter an wastewater aspects the Yemen Govrenment launched a project tae meet population growth projectit tae 2025, wi funds providit bi International Development Agency (IDA).[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Feasibility Study for Ataq City. Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project. Retrieved on 16 October 2010. .
- ↑ (1995) Country Analysis Briefs: 1994: Profiles of Major World Energy Producers, Consumers, and Transport Centers. DIANE Publishing Company.
- ↑ (2007) Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula, 2, Lonely Planet.
- ↑ The Journal of the Royal Artillery, Volumes 90-92, Woolwich, Eng. Royal Artillery Institution,1963
- ↑ (2009) The Evolution of Human Populations in Arabia: Paleoenvironments, Prehistory and Genetics. Springer.
- ↑ Shabwah Governorate. Yemen National Information Centre. Retrieved on 16 October 2010. .
