Samtah

Not to be confused with Samta.

Samtah
City
Samtah Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 16°35′50″N 42°56′38″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Jizan Province
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EAT)

Samtah (also Romanized as Şāmitah or Samta; in Arabic صامطة) is a town and sub-division in Jizan Province, in southwestern Saudi Arabia.[1]

In March 2022, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile at an electric substation in Samtah, which set it on fire.[2]

See also

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

References

1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
2. "Saudi thwarts 16 Houthi attacks, fire at Aramco oil facility under control".