At Turbah
At Turbah (alternatively, Turbat Dhubhan) is a town near the coast of the Red Sea in 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
[edit]The name Turbah in Semitic means 'ancient cemetery', in reference to the bones of the ancestors mixing with the soil. Various places are named Turbah or Al Turbah. Turbat Dhubhan became known as Al-Turbah after its urbanization as a regional capital during the Ottoman era.
Karib 'il Watar Campaign
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The Sabaean King Karib'il Watar sacked Dhubhan in his 7th century BC campaigns.
Center of the Zurayid ramp state
[edit]Dhubhan, Dimloa, Yumain & Munif were listed among the last citadels surrendered by the Zurayids to the Ayyubids in 1193.
Invention of coffee
[edit]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.
Notable residents
[edit]- Reham al-Badr (1985–2018), human rights activist.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Dieter Vogel; Susan James (1990). Yemen. APA Publications. p. 264. ISBN 9780134708812. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ Yemen: Cities & villages
- ↑ "عمدة الصفوة في حل القهوة للجزيري – الكتابدار". 18 March 2017.
- ↑ Ali, Mohammed (2018-02-12). "Reham Al-Badr: A Yemeni symbol of bravery in a city devastated by war". Arab News. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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