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'''Al Bayda''' ({{langx|ar|ٱلْبَيْضَاء|Al-Bayḍāʾ}}, not to be confused with Al-Bayda' in [[Al Jawf, Yemen|Al-Jawf]], the ancient ''[[Nashaq]]''), also known as '''Baida''',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-says-female-al-qaeda-combatants-killed-yemen-222817806.html |publisher=[[Yahoo News]] |title=US says female Al-Qaeda combatants killed in Yemen raid |date=January 30, 2017 |quote=The US special forces mounted the raid in the Yakla region of Baida province against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which Washington views as the global terror network's most dangerous branch. |author=Agence France-Presse |author-link=Agence France-Presse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131031656/https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-says-female-al-qaeda-combatants-killed-yemen-222817806.html |archive-date=January 31, 2017}}</ref> '''Al-Baidhah''' or '''Beida''', is a town in the [[Al Bayda Governorate|Governorate of Al-Bayda]] in [[Yemen]].
'''Al Bayda''', also transliterated as '''Al-Baidhah''' or '''Beida''' ({{lang-ar|البيضاء}} ''Al-Bayḍāʾ''), (not to be mixed with al-Bayda' in al-Jawf, the ancient ''Nashqum'') is a town in central [[Yemen]], in the [[Al Bayda Governorate|Governorate of Al Bayda]], in northern [[Yemen]].


It is located 130 miles SE of [[Sana'a|Sanaa]], at {{coord|13|59|20|N|45|34|38|E|}}. Rada' ({{lang-ar|رداع}} ''Radāʿ'') is the present capital of Governorate of Al Bayda'.
It is located {{convert|130|mile|km|abbr=off}} SE of [[Sana'a]]. Rada' ({{langx|ar|رَدَاع|Radāʿ}}) is the present capital of the Governorate of Al Bayda.


==History==
Its population, according to the 2011 Yemeni census, was 29,853.<ref>http://www.yemen-nic.info/gover/baydaa/brife/</ref>
{{expand section|date=December 2018}}
It is the historical capital of the [[Beda Sultanate]] from 1636 until 1930.


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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29534934|title=Nine killed as al-Qaeda attacks south Yemen town|publisher=BBC News|date=8 October 2014|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref>
On 8 October 2014, at least nine people were 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29534934|title=Nine killed as al-Qaeda attacks south Yemen town|publisher=BBC News|date=8 October 2014|access-date=8 October 2014}}</ref>


In July 2021, al-Bayda was the site of intense fighting between Yemeni government-backed forces (aided by their ally [[Saudi Arabia]]) on the one hand and [[Houthi movement|Houthi fighters]] on the other.<ref>{{cite news |last=Al-Haj |first=Ahmed |title=Officials: 320 fighters killed in battle in central Yemen |publisher=AP |date=13 July 2021 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/officials-320-fighters-killed-battle-171215349.html |accessdate=14 July 2021 }}</ref>
==Districts==
* Yakla<ref>{{Cite news |publisher=[[Reuters]] |quote=The gunbattle in the rural Yakla district of al-Bayda province killed a senior leader in Yemen's al Qaeda branch, Abdulraoof al-Dhahab, along with other militants, al Qaeda said. |title=Commando dies in U.S. raid in Yemen, first military op OK'd by Trump |first1=Mohammed |last1=Ghobari |first2=Phil |last2=Stewart |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-yemen-qaeda-idUSKBN15D08J |date=January 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130005607/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-yemen-qaeda-idUSKBN15D08J |archive-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref>


==See also==
==Population==
According to the 2011 Yemeni census, its population is 29,853.<ref name="Yemen-Nic">{{citation |publisher=رئاسة الجمهورية، المركز الوطني للمعلومات |title=نبذة تعريفية عن محافظة البيضاء |url=http://www.yemen-nic.info/gover/baydaa/brife/ |language=ar }}</ref>
* [[Sheba|Sheba Kingdom]] (1,200 BCE to 325 CE), archeological site of empire's capital is nearby

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Al Bayda'
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 19.1
|Feb high C = 20.6
|Mar high C = 23
|Apr high C = 23.1
|May high C = 24.6
|Jun high C = 26.7
|Jul high C = 24.4
|Aug high C = 23.7
|Sep high C = 23.8
|Oct high C = 22.1
|Nov high C = 19.5
|Dec high C = 19
|Year high C =
|Jan mean C = 10.1
|Feb mean C = 10.9
|Mar mean C = 14.1
|Apr mean C = 14.8
|May mean C = 16.7
|Jun mean C = 17.9
|Jul mean C = 18.2
|Aug mean C = 17.7
|Sep mean C = 16.6
|Oct mean C = 14.7
|Nov mean C = 12.2
|Dec mean C = 11.2
|Year mean C =
|Jan low C = 1.2
|Feb low C = 1.3
|Mar low C = 5.2
|Apr low C = 6.6
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 9.1
|Jul low C = 12.1
|Aug low C = 11.7
|Sep low C = 9.5
|Oct low C = 7.4
|Nov low C = 5
|Dec low C = 3.4
|Year low C =
|Jan rain mm = 7
|Feb rain mm = 10
|Mar rain mm = 19
|Apr rain mm = 51
|May rain mm = 45
|Jun rain mm = 15
|Jul rain mm = 81
|Aug rain mm = 120
|Sep rain mm = 35
|Oct rain mm = 6
|Nov rain mm = 7
|Dec rain mm = 3
|Year rain mm =
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/545732/
|title = Climate: Al Bayda' |publisher=Climate-Data.org
|access-date = August 12, 2019}}</ref>
}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.asia-atlas.com/yemen.htm Map of Yemen, showing Al Beyda's location]
* [http://www.asia-atlas.com/yemen.htm Map of Yemen, showing Al Beyda's location]
* [http://www.travelpost.com/ME/Yemen/Al_Bayda/Al-Baidhah/2674483 Information about Al Bayda']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092704/http://www.travelpost.com/ME/Yemen/Al_Bayda/Al-Baidhah/2674483 Information about Al Bayda']


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{{Yemeni cities}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Al Bayda Governorate]]
[[Category:Populated places in Al Bayda Governorate]]
[[Category:Al Bayda District]]
[[Category:Towns in Yemen]]




Latest revision as of 15:37, 5 December 2024

Al-Bayda
ٱلْبَيْضَاء
Town
Al-Bayda is located in Yemen
Al-Bayda
Al-Bayda
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°58′35″N 45°34′15″E / 13.97639°N 45.57083°E / 13.97639; 45.57083
Country Yemen
GovernorateAl Bayda Governorate
DistrictAl Bayda
Government
 • GovernorNasser al Khader Abderbo al-Sawadi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
29,853[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al Bayda (Arabic: ٱلْبَيْضَاء, romanized: Al-Bayḍāʾ, not to be confused with Al-Bayda' in Al-Jawf, the ancient Nashaq), also known as Baida,[2] Al-Baidhah or Beida, is a town in the Governorate of Al-Bayda in Yemen.

It is located 130 miles (210 kilometres) SE of Sana'a. Rada' (Arabic: رَدَاع, romanized: Radāʿ) is the present capital of the Governorate of Al Bayda.

History

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It is the historical capital of the Beda Sultanate from 1636 until 1930.

On 8 October 2014, at least nine people were 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.[3]

In July 2021, al-Bayda was the site of intense fighting between Yemeni government-backed forces (aided by their ally Saudi Arabia) on the one hand and Houthi fighters on the other.[4]

Population

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According to the 2011 Yemeni census, its population is 29,853.[1]

Climate

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Climate data for Al Bayda'
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4) 		20.6
(69.1) 		23
(73) 		23.1
(73.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.8
(74.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19
(66) 		22.5
(72.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		14.1
(57.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.7
(62.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		18.2
(64.8) 		17.7
(63.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		14.7
(58.5) 		12.2
(54.0) 		11.2
(52.2) 		14.6
(58.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2) 		1.3
(34.3) 		5.2
(41.4) 		6.6
(43.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		9.5
(49.1) 		7.4
(45.3) 		5
(41) 		3.4
(38.1) 		6.8
(44.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 7
(0.3) 		10
(0.4) 		19
(0.7) 		51
(2.0) 		45
(1.8) 		15
(0.6) 		81
(3.2) 		120
(4.7) 		35
(1.4) 		6
(0.2) 		7
(0.3) 		3
(0.1) 		399
(15.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b نبذة تعريفية عن محافظة البيضاء (in Arabic), رئاسة الجمهورية، المركز الوطني للمعلومات
  2. ^ Agence France-Presse (January 30, 2017). "US says female Al-Qaeda combatants killed in Yemen raid". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. The US special forces mounted the raid in the Yakla region of Baida province against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which Washington views as the global terror network's most dangerous branch.
  3. ^ "Nine killed as al-Qaeda attacks south Yemen town". BBC News. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. ^ Al-Haj, Ahmed (13 July 2021). "Officials: 320 fighters killed in battle in central Yemen". AP. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Climate: Al Bayda'". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
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