Yarim ( ar, يريم) is a town in the
Ibb Governorate of
Yemen
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Geography
It lies in the heart of the
Yemen Highlands
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, on an upland plateau dominated by the massif of nearby Mount Sumarah, which rises to about above sea level.
Climate
Yarim has a
cool semi-arid climate
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Köppen climate classification
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History
In antiquity, the Yarim area was the core of the
Himyarite Kingdom, which ruled over much of Southern Arabia from about 115 BC to about AD 575. The Himyarite capital of
Zafar was located about 9 miles south of Yarim.
The Swedish explorer and naturalist
Peter Forsskål (1732–1763) died in Yarim, where he went to collect botanical and zoological specimens.
Yarim was captured by the
Houthis in October 2014 as part of the
Houthi insurgency in Yemen
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. It was subsequently targeted by
Operation Decisive Storm
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See also
*
Al-Sahul
References
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Populated places in Ibb Governorate