Samtah (also Romanized as Şāmitah or Samta; in Arabic صامطة) is a town and sub-division in Jizan Province, in southwestern Saudi Arabia.[1]
Samtah | |
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City | |
  Samtah Location in Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 16°35′50″N 42°56′38″E / 16.59722°N 42.94389°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Jizan Province |
| Time zone | UTC 3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EAT) |
In March 2022, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile at an electric substation in Samtah, which set it on fire.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Saudi thwarts 16 Houthi attacks, fire at Aramco oil facility under control".
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