Al Mahwit Travel Guide

 Sambawalk Says:  Al Mahwit is a capital city of Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen. It is located in the elevation of around 2000 metres. 

 janiebaxter Says:  The Al Mahwit hotel is on the hill as you approach the town. My room (308) had big windows on 2 sides overlooking the main road, which although busy was not too noisy. It is a newish building but with plenty of style in the traditional windows with stained glass top arches... 

 janiebaxter Says:  Al Mahwit is a good place to buy batteries, films, CDs and other items of a more 21st century nature. It is a reasonably modern shopping area although a bit run down.Most of the mountain villages and small towns concentrate on selling crafts and tourist souvenirs but Al... 

 janiebaxter Says:  Al Mahwit was the friendliest and most welcoming place I visited in Yemen. People were smiling and helpful, saying hello in the streets.The children wanted their photograph taken but none asked for money or anything else - unlike the highland villages that get a lot of... 

 janiebaxter Says:  West of Mahwit in the Haraz mountains, Manakah was an important stopping place in Ottoman times for caravans travelling between Sana’a and Hodeidah. Close by is Al Khutayb, an Ismaili Shi’ite region and Hatim Ibn Ibrahim al-Hamdani is a 16th century Ismaili shrine and tomb....