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'''Al Bayda''' ({{lang-ar|ٱلْبَيْضَاء|Al-Bayḍāʾ}}, not to be mixed with Al-Bayda' in [[Al Jawf, Yemen|Al-Jawf]], the ancient ''[[Nashaq]]''), also transliterated 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''' ({{lang-ar|ٱلْبَيْضَاء|Al-Bayḍāʾ}}, not to be confused with Al-Bayda' in [[Al Jawf, Yemen|Al-Jawf]], the ancient ''[[Nashaq]]''), also transliterated 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]].


It is located {{convert|130|mile|km|abbr=off}} SE of [[Sana'a|San'a']]. Rada' ({{lang-ar|رَدَاع|Radāʿ}}) is the present capital of the Governorate of Al Bayda'.
It is located {{convert|130|mile|km|abbr=off}} SE of [[Sana'a]]. Rada' ({{lang-ar|رَدَاع|Radāʿ}}) is the present capital of the Governorate of Al Bayda.


==History==
==History==
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It is the historical capital of the [[Beda Sultanate]] from 1636 until 1930.
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=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>
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 ally Saudi-Arabia), on the one side, and 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>
In July 2021, al-Bayda was the site of intense fighting between Yemeni government-backed forces (aided by ally [[Saudi Arabia]]) on the one side 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>


==Population==
==Population==
Its population, according to the 2011 Yemeni census, was 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>
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>


==Climate==
==Climate==

Revision as of 18:51, 23 June 2023

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 (Template:Lang-ar, not to be confused with Al-Bayda' in Al-Jawf, the ancient Nashaq), also transliterated 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' (Template:Lang-ar) is the present capital of the Governorate of Al Bayda.

History

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 ally Saudi Arabia) on the one side and Houthi fighters on the other.[4]

Population

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

Climate

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

  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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