Samtah

Not to be confused with Samta.
Samtah
City
Samtah is located in Saudi Arabia
Samtah
Samtah
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 16°35′50″N 42°56′38″E / 16.59722°N 42.94389°E / 16.59722; 42.94389
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceJizan Province
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

Samtah (also Romanized as Şāmitah or Samta; in Arabic صامطة) is a town and sub-division in Jizan Province, in southwestern Saudi Arabia.[1]

In March 2022, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile at an electric substation in Samtah, which set it on fire.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Saudi thwarts 16 Houthi attacks, fire at Aramco oil facility under control".


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