Yemen
Hajjah Governorate
Abs District

Abs

Abs is a town on the coastal plain of , Governorate, . In 2005 it had a population of 25,763 inhabitants and was the 24th largest town in .
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  • Type: Town with 15,000 residents
  • Description: village in Hajjah Governorate, Yemen
  • Also known as: “`Abs”, “Abs, Yemen”, “Mutayyin”, “Sūq ‘Abs”, and “Suq `Abs”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbs Airport.

Aerodrome
Abs is an airport serving the town of Abs in . On 11 January 2024, the Royal Air Force struck an airfield at the airport, which the U.S. and UK said was a launch site for cruise missiles and drones launched by the Houthis against merchant and naval vessels during the Red Sea crisis. is situated 2½ km west of Abs.

Abs

Latitude
16.00295° or 16° 0′ 11″ north
Longitude
43.19725° or 43° 11′ 50″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
194 metres (636 feet)
IATA airport code
EAB
Open location code
7H85253W+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1222165039
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
70357
Wiki­data ID
Q20416014
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Abs” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عبس”
  • Catalan: “‘Abs”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عبس”
  • French: “`Abs”
  • German: “`Abs”
  • German: “ʿAbs”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Abs i Jemen”
  • Polish: “Abs”

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