Place:Zabid, Al Hudaydah, Yemen

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NameZabid
Alt namesZabīdsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Zebidsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates14.167°N 43.3°E
Located inAl Hudaydah, Yemen     (700 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Zabid (also spelled Zabīd, Zabeed and Zebid) is a town with an urban population of around 52,590 people on Yemen's western coastal plain. It is one of the oldest towns in Yemen, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993; though, in 2000, the site was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

The Great Mosque of Zabid, also known as Al-Asha'ir Mosque, was built in 628 AD by Abu Musa Ashaari, one of the followers of Muhammad. The town was the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century.

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