Dhubab

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Dhubab is a small coastal town in the Taiz Governorate of south-western Yemen. It is the seat of Dhubab District.

History

During World War I, British patrol vessels shelled Dhubab fort in November 1914. They later opened fire on Yakhtul on 8 December 1914, damaging 7 or 8 dhows moored there.{{cite book|last1=Serjeant|first1=Robert Bertram|last2=Bidwell|author2-link=Robin Leonard Bidwell|first2=Robin Leonard|title=Arabian Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kAUJBvWtoskC&pg=PA29|accessdate=1 October 2011|date=21 July 2005|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-01729-9|page=29}}

Geography

Dhubab lies on the coast of the Red Sea on a jutting headland, 46.6 kilometres by road south of Mocha and north of Mayyun.{{cite map|title=Maps|publisher=Google Maps}}{{cite map|title=Bing Maps|publisher= Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC}}

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