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Dhubab

Dhubab
Town
Country  Yemen
Governorate Taiz Governorate
District Dhubab District

12°56′41″N 43°25′00″E / 12.944839°N 43.416595°E / 12.944839; 43.416595

Dhubab is a small coastal town in the Taiz Governorate of south-western Yemen. It is the seat of Dhubab District.

During World War I, British patrol vessels shelled Dhubab fort in November 1914. They later opened fire on Yakhtul on 8 December 1914, damaging 7 or 8 dhows moored there.

Dhubab lies on the coast of the Red Sea on a jutting headland, 46.6 kilometres by road south of Mocha and north of Mayyun.


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