Al Bayda, Yemen
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For other uses, see Al Bayda'.
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 Al Bayda
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| Coordinates: 13°58′35″N 45°34′15″E / 13.97639°N 45.57083°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Al Bayda Governorate |
| Time zone | Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3) |
Al Bayda, also transliterated as Al-Baidhah or Beida (Arabic: البيضاء), (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) 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[edit]
- Sheba Kingdom (1,200 BCE to 325 CE), archeological site of empire's capital is nearby
References[edit]
- ^ 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 at statoids.com
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Coordinates: 13°43′N 44°44′E / 13.717°N 44.733°E
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