Al Hazm or Al-Hazm is a town in Al Jawf Governorate

Al Jawf Governorate

Al Jawf is a governorate of Yemen.-Districts:*Al Ghayl District*Al Hazm District*Al Humaydat District*Al Khalq District*Al Maslub District*Al Matammah District*Al Maton District*Az Zahir District*Bart Al Anan District*Khabb wa ash Sha'af District...

 of Yemen. It is the principal town of Al Hazm District

Al Hazm District

Al Hazm District is a district of the Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 30,952 inhabitants. The capital lies at Al Hazm....

. It is located northwest of the city of Ma'rib

Ma'rib

Ma'rib or Marib is the capital town of the Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen and was the capital of the Sabaean kingdom, which some scholars believe to be the ancient Sheba of biblical fame. It is located at , approximately 120 kilometers east of Yemen's modern capital, Sana'a...

 and southwest of Sa'dah

Sa'dah

Sa`dah is the capital city of Saada Governorate in north-western Yemen. It is located at , at an elevation of about 1,800 meters. Known in antiquity as Karna, its population in 2004 was estimated at 51,870.- External links :*...

. In the late 1980s a highway was built through Al Hazm, leading to Baraqish

Baraqish

Baraqish or Barakish is a town in northwestern Yemen. It is located at around . It was known to the Greeks and Romans as Athlula , from the ancient Sabaean YTL. A Roman army passed through it during the 20s B.C., under the command of Aelius Gallus. The tomb of a Roman cavalryman, P. Cornelius, has...

 and Ma'in to the south to Ma'rib.Yemen was reported by OPEC

OPEC

OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular meetings...

 to have received a $5m loan for the road project on May 11,1987. It is served by Al Hazm Airport. Al Hazm has been mentioned in numerous publications as being connected with Al Qaeda.