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Al Bayda', also transliterated as Al-Baidhah or Beida (Template:Lang-ar), not to be mixed with al-Bayda' in al-Jawf, anciently Nashqum) is a town in central Yemen, in the Governorate of Al Bayda'. It is located 130 miles SE of Sanaa, at 13°58′35″N 45°34′15″E / 13.97639°N 45.57083°E / 13.97639; 45.57083.

Its population, according to the 2004 Yemeni census, was 571,778.

Rada (Template:Lang-ar) is its capital.

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 [[File:BronzeManNashqum.jpg|thumb|left|"Bronze man" found in Al Bayda' (ancient Nashqum, [[Sheba|Sheba kingdom]]). 6th-5th century BCE. [[Louvre Museum]].]]
-'''Al Bayda'''', also transliterated as '''Al-Baidhah''' or '''Beida''' ({{lang-ar|البيضاء}}), anciently '''Nashqum''') is a town in central [[Yemen]], in the [[Al Bayda' Governorate|Governorate of Al Bayda']].  It is located 130 miles SE of [[Sanaa]], at {{coord|13|58|35|N|45|34|15|E|}}.
+'''Al Bayda'''', also transliterated as '''Al-Baidhah''' or '''Beida''' ({{lang-ar|البيضاء}}), not to be mixed with al-Bayda' in al-Jawf, anciently '''Nashqum''') is a town in central [[Yemen]], in the [[Al Bayda' Governorate|Governorate of Al Bayda']].  It is located 130 miles SE of [[Sanaa]], at {{coord|13|58|35|N|45|34|15|E|}}.
 Its population, according to the 2004 Yemeni census, was 571,778.