Hababah, Yemen

Hababah is a small town and 'uzlah in Thula District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. It is located between Thula and Shibam Kawkaban. Its population was 9,496 people, according to the census conducted in 2004.

Name and history

According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Hababah is named after Ḥabābah ibn Lubākhah, of the tribe of Himyar.