Place:Ma'rib, Ma'rib, Yemen

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NameMa'rib
Alt namesMa'ribsource: WeRelate abbreviation
Maribsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 570; Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 120; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 730
TypeCity
Coordinates15.417°N 45.35°E
Located inMa'rib, Yemen
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Marib (; Old South Arabian: 𐩣𐩧𐩨/𐩣𐩧𐩺𐩨 Mryb/Mrb) is the capital city of Marib Governorate, Yemen. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Sabaʾ, which some scholars believe to be the ancient Sheba of biblical fame. It is about east of Yemen's modern capital, Sanaa, and is in the region of the Sarawat Mountains. In 2005 it had a population of 16,794. However, in 2021, it had absorbed close to a million refugees fleeing the Yemeni Civil War.

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