Al Bayda, Yemen
| Al Bayda | |
|---|---|
  Al Bayda Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 13°58′35″N 45°34′15″E / 13.97639°N 45.57083°E | |
| Country |
 Yemen |
| Governorate | Al Bayda Governorate |
| Occupation |
 Houthis (Ansar Allah) |
| Time zone | Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3) |
Al Bayda, also transliterated as Al-Baidhah or Beida (Arabic: البيضاء Al-Bayḍāʾ), (not to be mixed with al-Bayda' in al-Jawf, the ancient Nashqum) is a town in central Yemen, in the Governorate of Al Bayda, in northern Yemen.
It is located 130 miles SE of Sanaa, at 13°59′20″N 45°34′38″E / 13.98889°N 45.57722°E. Rada' (Arabic: رداع Radāʿ) is the present capital of Governorate of Al Bayda'.
Its population, according to the 2011 Yemeni census, was 29,853.[1]
On 8 October 2014, at least nine people have been killed in an attack by al-Qaeda militants on security and government buildings in the town, Officials say. The official Saba news agency said car bombs were used in the dawn assault which was repelled.[2]
See also
- Sheba Kingdom (1,200 BCE to 325 CE), archeological site of empire's capital is nearby
References
- ↑ http://www.yemen-nic.info/gover/baydaa/brife/
- ↑ "Nine killed as al-Qaeda attacks south Yemen town". BBC News. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- "Governorates of Yemen". Statoids.
External links
Coordinates: 13°43′N 44°44′E / 13.717°N 44.733°E