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Al-į¹¢alÄ«f
Yemen
Al-į¹¢alÄ«f, coastal village, western Yemen, on the TihÄmah (coastal plain). It is situated in a cove of a promontory forming the southern coast of KamarÄn Bay of the Red Sea and is protected by the offshore island of KamarÄn, which belongs to Yemen.
Al-į¹¢alÄ«f is important because of its large deposits of rock salt. The salt, of exceptional purity, is mined by a government-owned corporation. A large-scale expansion of the Al-į¹¢alÄ«f port was completed in 1976. Pop. (2017 est.) 9,178.
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