Abs (عبس) is a town on the coastal plain of

Abs district Abs district () is a district of the Hajjah Governorate, in north-western Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen bo ...

Hajjah Hajjah () is the capital city of Hajjah Governorate in north-western Yemen. It is located 127 kilometres northwest of Sana'a, at an elevation of about 1800 metres. As of 2003, the Hajjah City District had a population of 53,887 inhabitants. E ...

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. In 2005 it had a population of 25,763 inhabitants and was the 24th largest town in

. The city has been heavily affected by the Yemen Civil War. On 11 June 2018, a cholera treatment facility, operated by

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to counter the country's cholera outbreak, was bombed by the Saudi-led coalition.

Climate

In Abs, the climate is hot and dry. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Bwh. The average annual temperature in Abs is . About of precipitation falls annually.

References

Populated places in Hajjah Governorate {{Yemen-geo-stub