Coordinates: 15°32′39″N 43°52′32″E / 15.54418°N 43.87563°E / 15.54418; 43.87563

Hababah, Yemen

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Hababah
حبابة
Village
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Country Yemen
Governorate'Amran
DistrictThula
Elevation8,543 ft (2,604 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Hababah (Arabic: حبابة, romanizedḤabābah) is a small town and 'uzlah in Thula District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located between Thula and Shibam Kawkaban.[2] Its population was 9,496 people, according to the census conducted in 2004.

Name and history

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According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Hababah is named after Ḥabābah ibn Lubākhah, of the tribe of Himyar.[2]

References

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