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Ibb
Ibb is located in Yemen
Ibb
Ibb
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°58′N 44°10′E / 13.967°N 44.167°E / 13.967; 44.167
Kintra Yemen
GovrenorateIbb Govrenorate
Population
 (2005)
 • Total160,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Staundart Time)

Ibb (or Abb) (Arabic: إب‎) is a ceety in Yemen, the caipital o Ibb Govrenorate, situatit on a muntain ridge, surroondit bi fertile land an is kent as "The Green Ceety". It is locatit aboot 73 mile (117 km) north-east o Mocha. Ibb wis govrened bi a semi-autonomous emir till 1944, when the emirate wis abolished. The population is 160,000 (2005).

Ibb is bordered bi several govrenorates, frae the north wi Dhamar, sooth wi Ta'izz an Ad Dali', east wi Al Bayda', an wast wi Al Hudaydah.

The main Fitbaa team is Al Sha'ab Ibb.

Geography

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The region o Ibb featurs mony notable muntains such as Ba'dan, which owerleuks maist o the ceety, as well as Sumarah, Bany Muslim, Dhafar, Ammar.

Population

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Accordin tae the results o the general census o population, hoosin an facilities for the year 1994, the population o Ibb Province haes reached 1,665,054.

Residents o this ceety hae the same social features as the rest o the Yemeni population. Housomeivver, their jobs differ frae ane destrict tae anither accordin tae the geographic an agricultural featurs. Maist residents (70%) wirk in fields, an maist o them centers in the ceety an muntains like Alsuhool an Maytam. But maist fowk frae this ceety emigratit tae ither Arab kintras, such as Saudi Arabie, or the Unitit States. The sum o those emigrants frae Ibb Province alane reached 192,222.

Climate

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Ibb haes a ceul continental climate, variet in the muntainous heichlands an mild in the central plains, while it's wairm in the soothren an wastren regions. It rains ower maist pairts o the govrenorate. A simmer saisonal rainfaw in maist destricts reach tae 800–1200 mm.

Climate data for Ibb (1950 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average heich °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)
21.1
(70.0)
23.6
(74.5)
25.5
(77.9)
27.8
(82.0)
30.1
(86.2)
29.7
(85.5)
27.9
(82.2)
25.7
(78.3)
23.1
(73.6)
21.0
(69.8)
20.8
(69.4)
24.8
(76.6)
Average law °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)
9.3
(48.7)
10.4
(50.7)
12.7
(54.9)
14.2
(57.6)
16.9
(62.4)
18.8
(65.8)
18.4
(65.1)
15.5
(59.9)
11.1
(52.0)
8.7
(47.7)
8.1
(46.6)
12.7
(54.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.8
(0.23)
4.6
(0.18)
12.9
(0.51)
16.0
(0.63)
10.2
(0.40)
48.8
(1.92)
150.0
(5.91)
144.6
(5.69)
74.2
(2.92)
32.5
(1.28)
14.1
(0.56)
5.3
(0.21)
519
(20.44)
Source: National Weather Service

Famous fowk frae the ceety

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References

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