Ibb
Ibb
إِبّ | |
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City | |
UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Ibb (
History
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Ibb has been occupied since ancient times, and due to its strategic importance, the Ottomans used it as an administrative center.[3] It thrived as a market town and the Ottomans established the Wednesday market in Ibb.[5] Ibb was governed by a semi-autonomous emir until 1944, when the emirate was abolished. At times in its history many people have migrated to Ibb from areas of Yemen experiencing drought, to find work in farming.[6] In the mid-1950s there was reportedly an outbreak of smallpox in the city.[7]
German explorer Hermann Burchardt photographed the city in 1901; these photos are now held at the Ethnological Museum of Berlin.[8]
Climate
Ibb is located at an altitude of 2,050 metres (6,730 ft) on a spur of Mount Shamāḥī.
| Climate data for Ibb (1,950 m (1.21 mi)) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.8 (65.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) |
4.6 (0.18) |
12.9 (0.51) |
16.0 (0.63) |
10.2 (0.40) |
48.8 (1.92) |
150.0 (5.91) |
144.6 (5.69) |
74.2 (2.92) |
32.5 (1.28) |
14.1 (0.56) |
5.3 (0.21) |
519 (20.44) |
| Source: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Notable landmarks
The city is noted for its towering stone houses, with geometrical friezes and circular stained glass windows known as
Notable people
- Owais al-Qarani, Muslim saint
- Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, former President of Yemen
- Abdul Karim al-Iryani, former Prime Minister of Yemen
- Abdul Aziz Al-Maqaleh, poet and writer
- Abdul Majeed al-Zindani, founder and head of Iman University
- Hamdan Dammag, novelist and computer scientist
See also
- Aghrab Beni Awad
- Jibla
- As-Sahul Valley
References
- ^ "Ibb Population 2024".
- ^ "Ibb Population 2024".
- ^ ISBN 978-1-74104-546-8.
- ISBN 978-1-873429-11-2.
- ISBN 978-0-203-84742-8.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-5528-1.
- ISBN 978-1-4349-1197-1.
- ^ Ibb, by Hermann Burchardt Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Click on photo to enlarge); Whitewashed houses Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Ibb". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ Ingrams, William Harold (1964). The Yemen: Imams, rulers & revolutions. Praeger. p. 31.
External links
Media related to Ibb at Wikimedia Commons
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