Yemen

Ibb

Yemen

Population
234,837
Currency
YER238.3/$

Ibb is a market city of 772,000 people (2023) in the Yemeni Mountains. It is made up of high mountains with luscious green plants, forests, and greenery.

Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Ibb". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Weather

Live

23°C

Partly cloudy · feels like 22°C

  • 60%
  • 14 km/h
  • AQI 85
  • SunDense drizzle18° / 25°
  • MonThunderstorm18° / 27°
  • TueThunderstorm18° / 25°
  • WedModerate drizzle18° / 24°
  • ThuSlight rain showers17° / 24°

Measured at 13.967, 44.183 · Asia/Aden

Ibb map

Understand

Understand

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Ibb has been occupied since ancient times, and due to its strategic importance, the Ottomans used it as an administrative center.

Getting there

Getting around

Get around

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What to see

  • The city's towering stone houses, with geometrical friezes and circular stained glass windows, are known as qamiriya.
  • The main mosque was built during the Ottoman period, and there are other mosques and also a fortress in the vicinity, closed to visitors.
  • An ancient overhead aqueduct remains.

What to do

  • The main football team is Al Sha'ab Ibb.

Where to eat

Shopping

Where to stay

Staying connected

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