# Samtah

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'''Samtah''' ({{langx|ar|صامطة}}; also [Romanize](/source/Romanize)d as '''Şāmitah''' or '''Samta''') is a town and sub-division in [Jizan Province](/source/Jizan_Province), in southwestern [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia).<ref name=":0">[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency](/source/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency). [GeoNames](/source/GeoNames) database entry. ([http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ search]) Accessed 13 May 2011.</ref><br />

In March 2022, the [Houthis](/source/Houthis) launched a [ballistic missile](/source/ballistic_missile) at an [electric substation](/source/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](/source/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Saudi_Arabia)
* [Regions of Saudi Arabia](/source/Regions_of_Saudi_Arabia)

==References==
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{{Saudi cities}}

{{Portal|Saudi Arabia}}

Category:Populated places in Jizan Province

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