Al Bayda (Town)
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| subdivision_name1 = Al Bayda Governorate
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| leader_name = Nasser al Khader Abderbo al-Sawadi
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Al Bayda ({{langx|ar|ٱلْبَيْضَاء|Al-Bayḍāʾ}}, not to be confused with Al-Bayda' in Al-Jawf, the ancient Nashaq), also known as Baida,{{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}} Al-Baidhah or Beida, is a town in the Governorate of Al-Bayda in Yemen.
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
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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.{{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}}
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.{{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 }}
Climate
Al Bayda' has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The summer season has very warm afternoons and cool mornings, whilst in the winter afternoons are warm but with the clear skies and high altitude mornings are chilly and frosts are not uncommon. More than half of the approximately {{convert|400|mm|in|0|disp=or}} of rain each year falls between July and September, although around one quarter occurs in April and May.
{{Weather box
|location = Al Bayda'
|metric first = yes
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|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
|rain colour = green
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/545732/
|title = Climate: Al Bayda' |publisher=Climate-Data.org
|access-date = August 12, 2019}}
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Population
According to the 2011 Yemeni census, its population is 29,853.{{citation |publisher=رئاسة الجمهورية، المركز الوطني للمعلومات |title=نبذة تعريفية عن محافظة البيضاء |url=http://www.yemen-nic.info/gover/baydaa/brife/ |language=ar }}
References
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- {{statoids|id=uye|title=Governorates of Yemen}}
External links
- [http://www.asia-atlas.com/yemen.htm Map of Yemen, showing Al Beyda's location]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092704/http://www.travelpost.com/ME/Yemen/Al_Bayda/Al-Baidhah/2674483 Information about Al Bayda']
{{Coord|13|43|N|44|44|E|region:YE-BA_type:adm1st_source:dewiki|display=title}}
{{Yemeni cities}}
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Category:Populated places in Al Bayda Governorate
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