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==Geography==
{{See also|Geology of Yemen|Geography of Yemen|South Arabian fog woodlands, shrublands, and dune}}
[[File:Saiyun (2286703110).jpg|thumb|Region close to [[Seiyun]] in the
===Political geography===
The borders of Hadhramaut have varied over time to include the territory between [[Aden]] and [[Dhofar Governorate|Dhofar]], but it always included the Wadi Hadhramaut, the lands between the Wadi and the coast, and the desert region of the [[Rub' al Khali|Empty Quarter]] north of the Wadi.<ref name=":1" /> This encompasses the current governorates of Hadramaut and Mahra in their entirety as well as parts of the [[Shabwah Governorate]].<ref name="SchofieldBlake220">{{citation |last1=Schofield |first1=Richard N. |title=Arabian Boundaries: Primary Documents, 1853–1957 |work=Archive Editions |volume=22 |page=220 |year=1988 |isbn=1-85207-130-3 |quote=...should be made along the coast to the west as far as the DHOFAR-HADHRAMAUT frontier... |last2=Blake |first2=Gerald Henry}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
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