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'''Taiz''' ({{langx|ar|تَعِزّ|Taʿizz}}) is a city in southwestern [[Yemen]]. It is located in the Yemeni highlands, near the port city of [[Mocha, Yemen|Mocha]] on the [[Red Sea]], at an elevation of about {{convert|1,400|m}} above sea level. It is the capital of [[Taiz Governorate]]. As of 2023, the city has an estimated population of approximately 940,600 residents making it the third largest city in Yemen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiz Population 2023 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/taiz-population |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=worldpopulationreview.com |archive-date=2023-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814103104/https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/taiz-population |url-status=live }}</ref>
==History==
[[File:Cairo Castle GardenTaiz,Yemen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Al-Qahira Castle]]'s garden]]
===Medieval===
The first reference to Taiz in historical sources dates back to the first half of the 12th century CE, when the sultan of the [[Sulayhid dynasty]], Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Sulayhi, built the [[Al-Qahira Castle]].<ref name="wmf">{{cite web |title=Old City of Ta'izz |url=https://www.wmf.org/project/old-city-taizz |website=World Monuments Fund |access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref> Taiz first became an urbanized area during the days of his brother Ali bin Muhammad al-Sulayhi.
The next historical reference to Taiz mentioned that Queen [[Arwa al-Sulayhi]]'s minister, Prince Al-Mansur bin Al-Mufaddal bin Abi Al-Barakat, sold many of the country's castles and cities - except for the fortresses of Taiz and Sabr - to the ruler of Aden Al-Zari'i, the preacher Muhammad Ibn Saba, in exchange for one hundred thousand dinars.
[[Turan-Shah]], the older brother of [[Saladin]], ruled the city after he conquered Yemen in 1173 CE.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYRtAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA197|title=A History of Egypt: Volume 6, In the Middle Ages|last=Lane-Poole|first=Stanley|date=2013-10-03|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781108065696|pages=197|language=en|access-date=2020-09-26|archive-date=2024-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814050344/https://books.google.com/books?id=VYRtAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA197#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Turan-Shah built the citadel on the hill overlooking the old city.<ref>Steven C. Caton: ''Yemen''. ABC-CLIO, 2013, p.52</ref> In 1175 CE, Taiz was made the capital of Yemen as it was incorporated into dominions of the [[Ayyubid dynasty]] by Turan-Shah.
Taiz's expansion accelerated when the Rasulid dynasty, which ruled Yemen from 1229 to 1454, took over the city. The second [[Rasulid]] King, Almaddhafar (1288 CE), moved his kingdom's capital from Sanaa to Taiz, due to its proximity to Aden.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m2QjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT305|title=Yemen: The Unknown Arabia|last=Mackintosh-Smith|first=Tim|date=2014-06-03|publisher=The Overlook Press|isbn=9781468309980|pages=305|language=en|access-date=2020-09-26|archive-date=2024-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814050335/https://books.google.com/books?id=m2QjCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT305|url-status=live}}</ref>  Taiz was said to have reached its golden age during the Rasulid dynasty, whose sultans spent lavishly on palaces, mosques, and madrassas.<ref name="wmf" /> Its neighborhoods also teemed with schools, guesthouses, markets, orchards, and lush gardens, and the city was considered to be a center for the study of the [[Shafi'i school]] of Islamic jurisprudence.
In 1332 [[Ibn Battutah]] visited Taiz and described it as one of the largest and most beautiful cities of Yemen:<ref>{{Cite book |title=First Encyclopaedia of Islam: 1913-1936 |publisher=[[Brill Publishers|BRILL]] |page=626 |isbn=9-0040-9796-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ro--tXw_hxMC&pg=PA626 |year=1993 |language=en |access-date=2020-09-26 |archive-date=2024-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814050338/https://books.google.com/books?id=ro--tXw_hxMC&pg=PA626#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
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We went on ... to the town of Taʻizz, the capital of the king of Yemen, and one of the finest and largest towns in that country. Its people are overbearing, insolent, and rude, as is generally the case in towns where kings reside. Taʻizz is made up of three quarters; the first is the residence of the king and his court, the second, called ʽUdayna, is the military station, and the third, called al-Mahálib, is inhabited by the commonalty, and contains the principal market.<ref>[[H.A.R. Gibb]], translator, ''Ibn Battúta: Travels in Asia and Africa, 1325-1354'', London, 1929, [https://books.google.com/books?id=zKqn_CWTxYEC&q=ta%27izz p. 108-109] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814050338/https://books.google.com/books?id=zKqn_CWTxYEC&q=ta%27izz#v=snippet&q=ta'izz&f=false |date=2024-08-14 }}</ref>
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In 1500, the capital was moved to [[Sana'a]] by the ruler of the [[Tahirids (Yemen)|Taharid dynasty]]. In 1516 Taiz came under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] control.
=== 1994 mass shooting ===
On March 25–26, 1994, a mass shooting took place in the city. A Yemeni killed eleven women and seven men, among them his [[Uxoricide|wife]] and his [[Matricide|mother]], before he was arrested by police. When he was led away he managed to wrest the gun from a police officer and kill another four people, [[Shootout|three of them police officers, before he himself was shot dead.]] A total of 23 people were killed, including the suspect.<ref>{{Citation |last=Künzi |first=Hans P. |title=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |date=2001 |work=Verleger • Humanist Homme de Lettres |pages=61–62 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-38087-1_13 |access-date=2024-06-25 |place=Berlin, Heidelberg |publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg |doi=10.1007/978-3-662-38087-1_13 |isbn=978-3-662-37346-0 |archive-date=2024-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814050342/https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-38087-1_13 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===20th century===
In 1918 the Ottomans lost Taiz to the newly independent [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen]].
Taiz remained a walled city until 1948, when [[Ahmad bin Yahya|Imam Ahmed]] made it the second capital of Yemen, allowing for expansion beyond its fortified wall.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4uYpAQAAMAAJ&q=rasulid+ta%27izz+OR+taiz|title=The Encyclopaedia of Islam: TAHRIR-TARDJAMA|last=Gibb|first=Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen|date=1998|publisher=Brill|pages=118|language=en|access-date=2024-08-14|archive-date=2024-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814050832/https://books.google.com/books?id=4uYpAQAAMAAJ&q=rasulid+ta%27izz+OR+taiz|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 1960s, the first purified water system in Yemen was opened in Taiz. In 1962, state administrations moved back to Sana'a.
===Yemeni uprising and war===
{{further|Siege of Taiz}}
During the [[Yemeni Revolution]] [[Battle of Taiz (2011)|fighting]] in Taiz resulted in anti-government forces seizing control of the city from president [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]].
As part of the [[Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)|2015 Yemeni Civil War]], on 22 March 2015, the [[Houthis]] and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh took the city in the [[Aftermath of the 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état|aftermath]] of their [[2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état|coup d'état]] in [[Sanaa]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/world/middleeast/houthi-rebels-taiz-yemen.html?_r=0|agency=The New York Times|title=Rebels Seize Key Parts of Yemen's Third-Largest City, Taiz|date=22 March 2015|access-date=22 March 2015|archive-date=25 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325003252/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/world/middleeast/houthi-rebels-taiz-yemen.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> The city became the site of [[Battle of Taiz (2015–2016)|a military confrontation]] between [[Houthis]] and the forces loyal to [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi]]. The city was effectively under siege and the [[United Nations]] warned of an "extreme and irreversible" food shortage if fighting continued.<ref>{{cite news|title=UN warns of 'extreme' and 'irreversible' food shortage in Taiz|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/30/un-warns-of-extreme-and-irreversible-food-shortage-in-taiz.html|access-date=14 November 2015|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|agency=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|date=30 October 2015|archive-date=4 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104012937/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/30/un-warns-of-extreme-and-irreversible-food-shortage-in-taiz.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2015, Yemeni Member of Parliament Muhammad Muqbil Al-Himyari reported Houthi attacks on civilians in Taiz and appealed for help on Suhail TV (Yemen).<ref>{{cite web|title=#5060 - Yemeni MP Muhammad Muqbil Al-Himyari Breaks Down in Tears When Discussing Situation in Taiz, Yemen Suhail TV|url=http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5060.htm|website=Memritv|date=August 24, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905025934/http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5060.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Transcript #5060 - Yemeni MP Muhammad Muqbil Al-Himyari Breaks Down in Tears When Discussing Situation in Taiz, Yemen |url=http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/5060.htm|website=Memritv|date=August 24, 2015}}</ref>
The 2015 confrontation expanded into a [[Taiz campaign|military campaign]] for control of this strategic city.<ref name=":1" /> Despite ceasefires and prisoner swaps, the battle continues to this day and the city has been described as a "volatile front line."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN1YN1W0|title=Warring Yemen parties carry out prisoner swap in front-line Taiz|date=2019-12-19|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-12-20|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121005259/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN1YN1W0|url-status=live}}</ref> The frontline runs through the city from east to west, and journeys across the frontline that once took 5 minutes now take 5 hours.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Doucet|first=Lyse|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/taiz-yemen-roads-to-normal-life-blocked-houthi|title=In the rubble of Taiz, all roads to a normal life are blocked|date=2020-03-15|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-03-16|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Once known as the "cultural capital of Yemen", the war has bestowed a new name on Taiz: "city of snipers".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Waguih |first=Asmaa |date=2016-07-12 |title=The Battle Over Yemen's Cultural Capital Continues |language=en-US |journal=Foreign Affairs: America and the World |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/yemen/2016-06-23/battle-over-yemens-cultural-capital-continues |access-date=2019-04-13 |issn=0015-7120 |archive-date=2022-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522235202/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/yemen/2016-06-23/battle-over-yemens-cultural-capital-continues |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2" />
As of 2018, at least seven journalists had been killed in Taiz since the start of the war.<ref name="atlanticcouncil.org">{{cite web |last1=Nasser |first1=Afrah |title=From the front lines of Yemen's lawless Taiz |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/from-the-front-lines-of-yemen-s-lawless-taiz/ |website=Atlantic Council |access-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116034703/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/from-the-front-lines-of-yemen-s-lawless-taiz/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The fighting has also devastated Taiz's architectural heritage: Cairo Citadel was damaged by airstrikes in 2015, and the Taiz Museum was shelled in 2016, causing its manuscripts to be destroyed.<ref name="wmf" />
==Geography==
===Climate===
Taiz has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''BSh''), bordering both a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cwa'') and a [[tropical savanna climate]] (''Aw''). The average daily temperature high during August is {{convert|32.5|C|F}}. Annual rainfall of Taiz is around {{convert|660|mm|in}}, but on [[Jabal Sabir]] it is probably around {{convert|1000|mm|in|1}} per year.
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|Jan high C = 24.3
|Feb high C = 26.4
|Mar high C = 27.9
|Apr high C = 28.3
|May high C = 29.0
|Jun high C = 31.3
|Jul high C = 32.5
|Aug high C = 31.7
|Sep high C = 31.3
|Oct high C = 31.1
|Nov high C = 27.6
|Dec high C = 26.1
|year high C = 29.0
| Jan mean C = 17.7
| Feb mean C = 19.9
| Mar mean C = 22.1
| Apr mean C = 23.6
| May mean C = 24.3
| Jun mean C = 25.6
| Jul mean C = 26.4
| Aug mean C = 25.4
| Sep mean C = 24.6
| Oct mean C = 24.0
| Nov mean C = 21.7
| Dec mean C = 20.0
| year mean C = 22.9
|Jan low C = 11.1
|Feb low C = 13.3
|Mar low C = 16.3
|Apr low C = 18.8
|May low C = 19.5
|Jun low C = 19.9
|Jul low C = 20.2
|Aug low C = 19.1
|Sep low C = 17.8
|Oct low C = 16.9
|Nov low C = 15.7
|Dec low C = 13.9
|year low C = 16.9
|rain colour = green
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|Feb rain mm = 12
|Mar rain mm = 37
|Apr rain mm = 68
|May rain mm = 89
|Jun rain mm = 73
|Jul rain mm = 60
|Aug rain mm = 89
|Sep rain mm = 110
|Oct rain mm = 91
|Nov rain mm = 17
|Dec rain mm = 5
|source 1 = Hydrological Sciences<ref name="hydrological">{{cite web|url=http://www.iahs.info/hsj/410/hysj_41_05_0797.pdf|title=Rainfall and Runoff in Yemen|publisher=Hydrological Sciences|access-date=2013-03-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512224251/http://www.iahs.info/hsj/410/hysj_41_05_0797.pdf|archive-date=2013-05-12}}</ref>
|source 2 = Journal of Environmental Protection<ref name="journal">Al-Buhairi, Mahyoub H.; "Analysis of Monthly, Seasonal and Annual Air Temperature Variability and Trends in Taiz City - Republic of Yemen"; in Journal of Environmental Protection, 2010 (1); pp. 401-409</ref>
|date= March 2012
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==Landmarks==
[[File:27 Taizz (10) Al-Ashrafiya.jpg|thumb|[[Ashrafiya Mosque]]]]
[[File:The Mussaffar Mosque in Taiz.jpg|thumb|[[Mudhaffar Mosque]]]]
[[File:Al-Muttabia Mosque, Taiz.jpg|thumb|The Mua'tabiya Mosque]]
The city has many old quarters, with houses that are typically built with brown bricks, and [[mosque]]s that are usually whitewashed. The most famous mosques in the city are the [[Ashrafiya Mosque|Ashrafiya]], the Mua'tabiya Mosque, and the [[Mudhaffar Mosque]]. Other landmarks include [[Al-Qahira Castle|Cairo Citadel]], which looms above the city from the south, and the governor's palace, which rests on top of a mountain spur {{convert|450|m|ft|abbr=on}} above the city centre. Taiz is also home to one of the best-known mountains in Yemen, [[Jabal Saber]],<ref name="HestlerSpilling2010">{{cite book |last1=Hestler |first1=Ann |title=Yemen |last2=Spilling |first2=Jo-Ann |publisher=[[Cavendish Publishing|Cavendish]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7614-4850-1 |location=[[New York City]] |page=17 |chapter=1: Introduction |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JNJiTaTaEocC&q=jabal+saber&pg=PA17 |access-date=2020-12-17 |archive-date=2024-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814050843/https://books.google.com/books?id=JNJiTaTaEocC&q=jabal+saber&pg=PA17#v=snippet&q=jabal%20saber&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> almost {{convert|3000|m|mile|abbr=off}} above sea level), which affords panoramic views over the city.
==Economy==
Historically, the mountainous city of Taiz was known for [[coffee production]]. The [[Mocha coffee bean|Mocha coffee]] produced in Taiz was considered some of the finest in the region in the early 20th century.<ref name=Prothero83>{{cite book|last=Prothero|first=G.W.|title=Arabia|year=1920|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|location=London|page=83|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11767/view/1/83/|access-date=2013-09-09|archive-date=2016-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227051942/https://www.wdl.org/en/item/11767/view/1/83/|url-status=live}}</ref> Today, coffee remains a major part of the economy but mango, pomegranate, citrus, banana, papai, vegetables, cereals, onions, and [[khat|qat]] are also grown in the surrounding landscapes.<ref>Yementourism.com, http://www.yementourism.com/services/touristguide/detail.php?ID=2044 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420070846/http://yementourism.com/services/touristguide/detail.php?ID=2044 |date=2016-04-20 }}</ref> Taiz is also known for its cheese. It is produced in rural areas like Araf, Awshaqh, Akhuz, Bargah, Barah, Jumah, Mukyas, Suayra, Kamb and Hajda and sold in Bab al-Kabeer and Bab Musa markets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albawaba.com/say-yemeni-cheese|title=Say Yemeni Cheese!|access-date=2019-07-29|archive-date=2020-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110230353/https://www.albawaba.com/say-yemeni-cheese|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arab24.com/portal/index.php/arab24-stories/yemen/item/15999-2019-06-20-12-02-03|title=Homepage|access-date=2019-07-29|archive-date=2019-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729202619/https://arab24.com/portal/index.php/arab24-stories/yemen/item/15999-2019-06-20-12-02-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> Industries in the city of Taiz include [[cotton]]-weaving, tanning and jewelry production.
However, since the outbreak of the civil war in 2015, Taiz's economy has been devastated by the fighting and the city's siege by Houthi rebels. Many goods are in short supply, and must be smuggled in across steep mountain roads to avoid sniper fire.<ref name="atlanticcouncil.org"/>
==Transport==
Taiz has many road connections with the rest of the country. However, as of January 2023, most roads to and from Ta'iz are controlled by the [[Houthi movement|Houthis]], who are besieging the city as part of the [[Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)|Yemeni Civil War]].<ref name=":2" /> The city is served by [[Ta'izz International Airport]].<ref name="Mallakh2014">{{cite book |last=El Mallakh |first=Ragaei |title=The Economic Development of the Yemen Arab Republic (RLE Economy of Middle East) |publisher=[[Routledge]] |chapter=Infrastructure |isbn=978-1-3175-9810-7 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-xohBQAAQBAJ&q=taiz+airport&pg=PT103 |year=2014 |access-date=2020-12-17 |archive-date=2024-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814050832/https://books.google.com/books?id=-xohBQAAQBAJ&q=taiz+airport&pg=PT103#v=snippet&q=taiz%20airport&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> With the closing of this airport due to the civil war, the only way into and out of the city is via cars or small buses that goes through a longer and less serviced roads than the normal roads before the war. However, There was an agreement recently towards open roads in Taiz that will save time and effort for people to go in and out the city.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/gulf-and-arabian-peninsula/yemen/toward-open-roads-yemens-taiz |title=Archived copy |access-date=2023-05-31 |archive-date=2023-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531140624/https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/gulf-and-arabian-peninsula/yemen/toward-open-roads-yemens-taiz |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Zoo==
Like [[Sana'a Zoo]], this zoo held fauna caught in the wild, such as the [[Arabian leopard]], as well as exotic animals such as [[Africa]]n [[lion]]s and [[gazelle]]s.<ref name="BCFEW2001">{{citation |author1=De Haas van Dorsser, F. J. |author2=Thowabeh, N. S. |author3=Al Midfa, A. A. |author4=Gross, Ch. |title=Health status of zoo animals in Sana'a and Ta'izz, Republic of Yemen |publisher=[[Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, Sharjah]]; Environment Protection Authority |location=Sana'a, [[Yemen]] |pages=66–69 |url=http://www.wmenews.com/Information/Other/Section3Dorrseretalpp66-69pdf.pdf |year=2001 |access-date=2019-05-05 |archive-date=2019-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505181839/http://www.wmenews.com/Information/Other/Section3Dorrseretalpp66-69pdf.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the civil war, however, many of the animals held at the zoo have become sick or died due to lack of food.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raghavan |first1=Sudarsan |title='Imagine living and dying in such a small space': Zoo workers in Yemen are struggling to feed starving animals |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/10/in-about-two-weeks-the-lions-and-leopards-at-this-zoo-in-yemen-may-be-out-of-food/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=June 10, 2016 |archive-date=October 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014170229/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/10/in-about-two-weeks-the-lions-and-leopards-at-this-zoo-in-yemen-may-be-out-of-food/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Notable people==
* [[Tawakkol Karman]], Yemeni Nobel Laureate, journalist, politician, and human rights activist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2011/karman/facts/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128125745/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2011/karman/facts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Amat Al Alim Alsoswa]], journalist and Yemen's first female ambassador
* [[Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani]], politician and human rights activist
* [[Bushra al-Maqtari]], writer and activist
* [[Ali al-Muqri]], novelist
* [[Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed]], Yemeni prime minister
* [[Hisham Sharaf]], Yemeni minister of foreign affairs
* [[Zayd Mutee' Dammaj]], writer
==See also==
* [[Sarawat Mountains]]
** [[Jabal Haraz|Haraz Mountains]]
** [[Ahmed Fadl Al-Qomandan]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |author=ArchNet.org |publisher=MIT School of Architecture and Planning |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |url=http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=2460 |title=Taizz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505034729/http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=2460 |archive-date=2008-05-05 }}
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