Ad Dali'

• Name — Dhale • Native Name — الضالع • Settlement Type — Town • Image Skyline — Dhala 1937.jpg • Image Caption — Partial view of Dhala in 1937, with the main mosque in the foreground. Atop the hill is the castle where the hereditary Amir of Dhala resided. Dhala, 65 mile north of Aden, lies 4,800 ft above sea level. It was then one of the states of the Aden Protectorate, strategically located near the border of the Protectorate and what was then the Imamate (Kingdom) of Yemen • Pushpin Map — Yemen • Pushpin Label Position — bottom • Pushpin Mapsize — 300 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Yemen • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Yemen • Subdivision Type1 — Governorate • Subdivision Name1 — Dhale Governorate • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Dhale • Unit Pref — Imperial • Population As Of — 2004 • Population Total — 21783 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Timezone — Yemen Standard Time • Utc Offset — +3 Dhale or Dhala, also spelled Dali and Dhalea and sometimes prefixed with Al or Ad, is the capital town of Dhale Governorate in south-western Yemen. It is located at around, at an elevation of around 1500 metres.

Formerly it was the capital of the Emirate of Dhala.

Dhale has an altitude-moderated hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) bordering upon the hot arid climate (BWh) found in most of the Arabian Peninsula. Afternoon weather ranges from very warm in winter to hot in summer, whilst mornings range from cool in winter to warm in summer. Rainfall averages around 360 mm per year, of which over half occurs in July and August alone due to the influence of the northern edge of the monsoon.

Historically, the Jewish community produced cotton thread.