Yarim

Yarim
يريم
Town
Yarim is located in Yemen
Yarim
Yarim
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 14°17′50″N 44°22′49″E / 14.29722°N 44.38028°E / 14.29722; 44.38028
Country Yemen
GovernorateIbb
DistrictYarim
Elevation
10,000[1] ft (3,000 m)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total46,964
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Yarim (Arabic: يريم) is a town in Ibb Governorate of Yemen. Located in the highlands, Yarim is approximately halfway between Sanaa, Yemen's capital, and Taizz. The ruins of Zafar, an ancient Himyarite site, are 10 kilometers southeast of the town.[2]

  1. ^ Yarim entry in the Britannica Britannica entry on Yarim
  2. ^ Burrowes, Robert D. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen (2nd ed.). Lanham: The Scarecrow Press. p. 437.