Al Bayda, Yemen

Al Bayda, also known as Baida, Al-Baidhah or Beida, is a town in the Governorate of Al Bayda in Yemen.
It is located SE of Sanaa. Rada' is the present capital of the Governorate of Al Bayda.

History

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.
In July 2021, al-Bayda was the site of intense fighting between Yemeni government-backed forces on the one hand and Houthi fighters on the other.

Al Bayda' has a cool semi-arid climate. 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 of rain each year falls between July and September, although around one quarter occurs in April and May.

According to the 2011 Yemeni census, its population is 29,853.