At Turbah

Coordinates: 13°12′46″N 44°07′27″E / 13.21278°N 44.12417°E / 13.21278; 44.12417
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At Turbah (alternatively, Turbat Dhubhan) is a town near the coast of the

Taiz Governorate, Yemen. It lies about 75 km from Taiz and is about 1,800 metres above sea level.[1] Its population in 2004 was 10,505.[2]

Etymology & History

The name Turbah in

Ottoman era
.

Karib 'il Watar Campaign

Karib'il campaigns against Awsan

The Sabaean King Karib'il Watar sacked Dhubhan in his 7th century BC campaigns.

Center of the Zurayid ramp state

Dhubhan, Dimloa, Yumain & Munif were listed among the last citadels surrendered by the

Ayyubids
in 1193.

Invention of coffee

Muhammad Ibn Said Al Dhobhani, a 15th-century Sufi Imam, who traded goods between Yemen & Ethiopia, introduced the first coffee beans to Yemen.[3] Within a short period coffee was exported out of Mocha & Aden to the rest of the world.

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References

13°12′46″N 44°07′27″E / 13.21278°N 44.12417°E / 13.21278; 44.12417