shares_border_with dhofar governorate
Sana ' a ( also spelled Sanaa or Sana ; "" ) is the largest city in ___MASK96___ and the centre of Sana ' a Governorate . The city is not part of the Governorate , but forms the separate administrative district of " Amanat Al - Asemah ". Under the Yemeni constitution , Sana ' a is the capital of the country , although the seat of the internationally recognised government moved to Aden in the aftermath of the 2014  15 Yemeni coup d ' état . Aden was declared as the temporary capital by President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in March 2015 . Boswellia is a genus of trees in the order Sapindales , known for their fragrant resin which has many pharmacological uses , particularly ___MASK1___ anti - inflammatories . The Biblical incense frankincense was an extract from the resin of the tree " Boswellia sacra ", and is now produced also from " B . frereana ". ___MASK96___ ('), officially known as the Republic of ___MASK96___ ('), is an Arab country in Western ___MASK46___ , occupying South Arabia , the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula . ___MASK96___ is the second - largest country in the peninsula , occupying 527 , 970 km ( 203 , 850 sq mi ). The coastline stretches for about 2 , 000 km ( 1 , 200 mi ). It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north , the Red Sea to the west , the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south , and Oman to the east - northeast . Although ___MASK96___ ' s constitutionally stated capital is the city of Sana ' a , the city has been under rebel control since February 2015 . Because of this , ___MASK96___ ' s capital has been temporarily relocated to the port city of Aden , on the southern coast . ___MASK96___ ' s territory includes more than 200 islands ; the largest of these is Socotra . Socotra ('), also spelled Soqotra , is an ___MASK58___ and a small archipelago of four islands in the Arabian Sea . The territory is part of ___MASK96___ , and had long been a subdivision of the Aden Governorate . In 2004 , it became attached to the ___MASK43___ , which is much closer to the ___MASK58___ than Aden ( although the nearest governorate was the ___MASK2___ ). In 2013 , the archipelago became its own governorate , the Soqatra Governorate . The Omani territory of Madha or " Wadi Madha " is an exclave of ___MASK3___ , enclaved by the ___MASK9___ ( UAE ). It is located halfway between the Musandam Peninsula and the rest of ___MASK3___ . It forms part of the ___MASK92___ . The Persian Gulf is a ___MASK83___ in Western ___MASK46___ . The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean ( Gulf of Oman ) through the Strait of Hormuz and ___MASK77___ between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . Aden (, ; "" ) is a ___MASK17___ city in Yemen , located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea ( the Gulf of Aden ), some east of Bab - el - Mandeb . Its population is approximately 800 , 000 people . Aden ' s ancient , natural harbour ___MASK77___ in the crater of a dormant volcano which now forms a peninsula , joined to the mainland by a low isthmus . This harbour , Front Bay , was first used by the ancient Kingdom of Awsan between the 5th and 7th centuries BC . The modern harbour is on the other side of the peninsula . Aden gives its name to the Gulf of Aden . The ___MASK12___ is a region of the northern ___MASK79___ bounded on the ___MASK81___ by Pakistan and ___MASK25___ , on the west by northeastern ___MASK16___ and the Arabian Peninsula , and on the east by India . Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea . Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest , connecting the ___MASK12___ to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest , connecting it to the Persian Gulf . The Burseraceae are a moderate - sized family of 17 - 19 genera and about 540 species of flowering plants . The actual numbers differ according to the ___MASK29___ period in which a given source is written describing this family . The Burseraceae are also known as the torchwood family , the frankincense and myrrh family , or simply the incense tree family . The family includes both trees and shrubs , and is native to tropical regions of Africa , ___MASK46___ , and the Americas . Western ___MASK46___ , West ___MASK46___ , Southwestern ___MASK46___ or Southwest ___MASK46___ is the westernmost subregion of ___MASK46___ . The concept is in limited use , as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East ( or Near East ), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt ( which would be counted as part of North Africa ). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics . The ___MASK28___ ("") is a gulf located in the ___MASK12___ between ___MASK96___ , on the ___MASK22___ coast of the Arabian Peninsula , and ___MASK16___ in the ___MASK98___ of Africa . In the northwest , it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab - el - Mandeb strait , which is more than 20 miles wide . It shares its name with the port city of Aden in ___MASK96___ , which forms the northern shore of the gulf . Historically , the ___MASK28___ was known as " The Gulf of Berbera ", named after the ancient Somali port city of Berbera on the ___MASK22___ side of the gulf . However , as the city of Aden grew during the colonial era , the name of " ___MASK28___ " was popularised . Incense is aromatic biotic material which releases fragrant smoke when burned . The term refers to the material itself , rather than to the aroma that it produces . Incense is used for aesthetic reasons , and in therapy , meditation , and ceremony . It may also be used ___MASK1___ a simple deodorant or insectifuge . ___MASK22___ Arabia is a historical region that consists of the ___MASK7___ of the Arabian Peninsula , mainly centered in what is now the Republic of Yemen , yet it has historically also included Najran , Jizan , and ' Asir , which are presently in Saudi Arabia , and the Dhofar of present - day Oman . Salalah ( transliterated " allah "), is the capital and seat of the wali ( governor ) of the southern Omani province of Dhofar . Its population in 2009 was 197 , 169 . ___MASK19___ French (', ', ""; Modern French ) was the Gallo - Romance dialect continuum spoken from the 9th century to the 14th century . In the 14th century , these dialects came to be collectively known as the " langues d ' oïl ", contrasting with the " langue d ' oc " or Occitan language in the ___MASK22___ of France . The mid - 14th century is taken as the transitional period to Middle French , the language of the French Renaissance , specifically based on the dialect of the Île - de - France region . Wal ( plural ), is an Arabic word whose meanings include " custodian ", " protector ", " ___MASK80___ ", and " friend ". It can refer to someone who has " Walayah " ( authority or guardianship ) over somebody else . For example , in fiqh , a father is " wali " of his children especially for his daughters in marriage . The Gulf of ___MASK3___ or Sea of Makran or Sea of ___MASK3___ (" aldj Umn "; in Balochi :    in " Khaleej ___MASK3___ ") is a strait ( and not an actual gulf ) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz , which then runs to the Persian Gulf . It borders Pakistan and ___MASK25___ on the north , ___MASK3___ on the south , and the ___MASK9___ on the west . Frankincense is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes , obtained from trees of the genus " Boswellia " in the family Burseraceae , particularly " Boswellia sacra " ( syn : " B . bhaw - dajiana "), B . carterii , " B . frereana ", " B . serrata " (" B . thurifera ", Indian frankincense ), and " B . papyrifera ". The English word is derived from ___MASK19___ French " franc encens " ( i . e ., high quality incense ). The Red Sea ( also the Erythraean Sea ) is a seawater inlet of the ___MASK79___ , lying between ___MASK66___ and ___MASK46___ . The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden . To the north lie the Sinai Peninsula , the Gulf of Aqaba , and the Gulf of Suez ( leading to the Suez Canal ). The Red Sea is a Global 200 ecoregion . The sea is underlain by the Red Sea Rift which is part of the Great Rift Valley . ___MASK14___ , officially known ___MASK1___ the Kingdom of ___MASK14___ ( KSA ), is an Arab sovereign state in Western ___MASK46___ constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula . With a land area of approximately , ___MASK14___ is geographically the fifth - largest state in ___MASK46___ and second - largest state in the Arab world after Algeria . ___MASK14___ is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north , Kuwait to the northeast , Qatar , Bahrain , and the United Arab Emirates to the east , Oman to the southeast , and Yemen to the south . It is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf of Aqaba . It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast , and most of its terrain consists of arid desert or barren landforms . The ___MASK9___ ('), sometimes simply called the Emirates (') or the UAE , is a federal absolute monarchy in Western ___MASK46___ at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf , bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south , as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north . In 2013 , the UAE ' s population was 9 . 2 million , of which 1 . 4 million are Emirati citizens and 7 . 8 million are expatriates . The Dhofar ( ufr ) Governorate ( Arabic   ) is the largest of the eleven Governorates in the Sultanate of ___MASK3___ in terms of area . It ___MASK77___ in Southern ___MASK3___ , on the eastern border with Yemen . It is a rather mountainous area that covers 99 , 300 km2 ( 38 , 300 sq mi ) and has a population of 250 , 000 as of the 2010 census . The largest city , as well as capital of the Governorate , is Salalah . Historically the region was the chief source of frankincense in the world . Boswellia sacra ( commonly known ___MASK1___ frankincense or olibanum - tree ) is a tree in the Burseraceae family . It is the primary tree in the genus " Boswellia " from which frankincense , a resinous dried sap , is harvested . It is native to the Arabian Peninsula ( ___MASK3___ , Yemen ), and northeastern Africa ( ___MASK16___ ). ___MASK25___ (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia , officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK25___ (' ), is a sovereign state in Western ___MASK46___ . It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia , the " de facto " Nagorno - Karabakh Republic , and Azerbaijan ; to the north by the Caspian Sea ; to the northeast by Turkmenistan ; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan ; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman ; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq . Comprising a land area of , it is the second - largest country in the Middle East and the 18th - largest in the world . With 82 . 8 million inhabitants , ___MASK25___ is the world ' s 17th - most - populous country . It is the only country with both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline . The country ' s central location in Eurasia and Western ___MASK46___ , and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz , make it of great geostrategic importance . Tehran is the country ' s capital and largest city , as well as its leading economic center . In polymer chemistry and materials science , resin is a " solid or highly viscous substance " of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers . They are often mixtures of organic compounds , principally terpenes . Many plants , particularly woody plants , produce resin in response to injury . The resin acts ___MASK1___ a bandage protecting the plant from invading insects and pathogens . The Arabian Peninsula , simplified Arabia ("", « Arabian ___MASK58___ ») is a peninsula of Western ___MASK46___ situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian plate . From a geological perspective , it is considered a subcontinent of ___MASK46___ . A governor is , in ___MASK75___ cases , a public official with the power to govern the executive branch of a non - sovereign or sub - national level of government , ranking under the head of state . In federations , " governor " may be the title of a politician who governs a constituent state and may be either appointed or elected . The power of the individual governor can vary dramatically between political systems , with some governors having only nominal and largely ceremonial power , while others having a complete control over the entire government . Sultan (') is a noble title with several historical meanings . Originally , it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning " strength ", " authority ", " rulership ", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning " authority " or " power ". Later , it came to be used ___MASK1___ the title of certain rulers who claimed almost full sovereignty in practical terms ( i . e ., the lack of dependence on any higher ruler ), albeit without claiming the overall caliphate , or to refer to a powerful governor of a province within the caliphate . ___MASK3___ (; ' ), officially the Sultanate of ___MASK3___ , is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf , the nation is bordered by the ___MASK9___ to the northwest , Saudi Arabia to the west , and Yemen to the ___MASK68___ , and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan . The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of ___MASK3___ on the northeast . The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders , with the Strait of Hormuz ( which it shares with Iran ) and Gulf of ___MASK3___ forming Musandam ' s coastal boundaries . ___MASK33___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK33___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in ___MASK22___ ___MASK46___ on crossroads of Central ___MASK46___ and Western ___MASK46___ . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . ___MASK33___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . The Strait of Hormuz " Tangehyyeh Hormoz " , " Maq Hurmuz ") is a strait between the Gulf of ___MASK3___ and the Persian Gulf . It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world ' s ___MASK75___ strategically important choke points . On the ___MASK81___ coast ___MASK77___ Iran , and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam , an exclave of ___MASK3___ . At its narrowest , the strait has a width of .