Al Mahwit is the capital city of Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen. It is located at an elevation of about 2000 metres. Al-Mahwit's development is fair…Al Mahwit is the capital city of Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen. It is located at an elevation of about 2000 metres. Al-Mahwit's development is fairly recent compared to some other Yemeni settlements. Its first known historical mention is in 1599, in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn.