Al Hazm or
Al-Hazm is the principal town of
Al Jawf Governorate and
Al Hazm District in Yemen. It is located northwest of the city of
Ma'rib and southwest of
Sa'dah. In the late 1980s a highway was built through Al Hazm, leading to
Baraqish and
Ma'in to the south to Ma'rib. Yemen was reported by
OPEC 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.