Beihan

Beihan
بيحان
Town
Beihan in the 1960s
Beihan in the 1960s
Beihan is located in Yemen
Beihan
Beihan
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 14°48′N 45°44′E / 14.800°N 45.733°E / 14.800; 45.733
Country Yemen
GovernorateShabwah
DistrictBayhan
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total13,234
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)
Beihan from the ground.

Beihan (Arabic: بيحان), also known as Bayhan al Qisab (بيحان القصاب), is a town in western Yemen. The town had 13,234 inhabitants as of 2004. It was formerly the capital city of Emirate of Beihan, and today is the capital of Bayhan District in the Shabwah Governorate.

  1. ^ "Yemen". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 December 2014.