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Dhubab is a small coastal town in the Ta'izz Governorate

Ta'izz Governorate

Ta'izz is a governorate of Yemen. The governorate's capital is Ta'izz, which is the third largest city in Yemen. Other major towns include Al Sawa, Juha and the famous coffee port of Mocha. It has a total population of just over three million and an area of 10,677km².For such a small area, Ta'izz...

 of southwestern Yemen. It is the seat of Dhubab District

Dhubab District

Dhubab District is a district of the Ta'izz Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 35,054 inhabitants. The principal town is Dhubab....

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History

During World War I, British patrol vessels shelled Dhubab fort in November 1914. They later opened fire on Yakhtul

Yakhtul

Yakhtul is a large coastal fishing village in the Ta'izz Governorate of southwestern Yemen. Yakhtul is located about "two German leagues north of the city of Mocha." It contains a number of white houses, the Yakhtul Mosque and a school.-History:...

 on 8 December 1914, damaging 7 or 8 dhows moored there.

Geography

Dhubab lies on the coast of the Red Sea

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...

 on a jutting headland, 46.6 kilometres by road south of Mocha

Mocha, Yemen

Mocha or Mokha is a port city on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. Until it was eclipsed in the 19th century by Aden and Hodeida, Mocha was the principal port for Yemen's capital Sana'a.-Overview:...

 and north of Mayyun.