Samtah

{{distinguish|Samta (disambiguation){{!}}Samta}} {{Infobox settlement |name =Samtah |native_name = |other_name = |settlement_type =City |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Saudi Arabia |pushpin_label_position =top |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Saudi Arabia |coordinates = {{coord|16|35|50|N|42|56|38|E|region:SA|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |subdivision_type1 =Province |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name1 = Jizan Province |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |leader_title = |leader_name = |area_total_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |population_total = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = |website = |footnotes = |timezone = EAT |utc_offset = +3 |timezone_DST = EAT |utc_offset_DST = +3 }} '''Samtah''' ({{langx|ar|صامطة}}; also Romanized as '''Şāmitah''' or '''Samta''') is a town and sub-division in Jizan Province, in southwestern Saudi Arabia.<ref name=":0">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. ([http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ search]) Accessed 13 May 2011.</ref><br />

In March 2022, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile at an electric substation in Samtah, which set it on fire.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2022/03/25/saudi-thwarts-16-houthi-attacks-fire-at-aramco-oil-facility-under-control?fbclid=IwAR1c74sfoqoiGgq7-0CB9xjP52JpPnDFa35q5EBzWiPL34IuoYJij03UHyw | title=Saudi thwarts 16 Houthi attacks, fire at Aramco oil facility under control }}</ref>

== See also ==

* List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia * Regions of Saudi Arabia

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