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Abs, Yemen

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Abs
Arabic: عبس
Abs is located in Yemen
Abs
Abs
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°0′7″N 43°11′46″E / 16.00194°N 43.19611°E / 16.00194; 43.19611
Country Yemen
GovernorateHajjah
DistrictAbs
Population
 (2005)
 • Total25,763
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Abs (عبس) is a town on the coastal plain of Abs District, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen. In 2005 it had a population of 25,763 inhabitants and was the 24th largest town in Yemen.

The city has been heavily affected by the Yemen Civil War.[1] On 11 June 2018, a cholera treatment facility, operated by Doctors without Borders to counter the country's cholera outbreak, was bombed by the Saudi-led coalition.[2]

Climate

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In Abs, the climate is hot and dry. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Bwh. The average annual temperature in Abs is 28.7 °C (83.7 °F). About 70 mm (2.76 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Abs
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6)
30.1
(86.2)
31.7
(89.1)
33.6
(92.5)
36.2
(97.2)
37.3
(99.1)
37.2
(99.0)
36.9
(98.4)
36.2
(97.2)
34.3
(93.7)
31.5
(88.7)
30.2
(86.4)
33.7
(92.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1)
20.0
(68.0)
21.9
(71.4)
23.2
(73.8)
25.9
(78.6)
27.1
(80.8)
27.8
(82.0)
27.4
(81.3)
26.3
(79.3)
23.98
(75.16)
21.5
(70.7)
19.7
(67.5)
23.69
(74.64)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6
(0.2)
2
(0.1)
6
(0.2)
4
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
0
(0)
7
(0.3)
17
(0.7)
6
(0.2)
5
(0.2)
5
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
70
(2.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data

References

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  1. ^ Hajjah city, Abs and Haradh districts at Voices of Yemen.
  2. ^ Norton, Ben. "US-Backed Coalition Bombs Yemen's New Cholera Treatment Center, After Unleashing World's Largest Outbreak". Real News. Retrieved 16 June 2018.