Yarim

Yarim is a town in the Ibb Governorate of Yemen.

Geography

It lies in the heart of the Yemen Highlands, on an upland plateau dominated by the massif of nearby Mount Sumarah, which rises to about 10,000 feet above sea level.

History

In antiquity, the Yarim area was the core of the Himyarite Kingdom, which ruled over much of Southern Arabia from about 115 BC to about AD 575. The Himyarite capital of Zafar was located about 9 miles south of Yarim.

Yarim was captured by the Houthis in October 2014 as part of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen. It was subsequently targeted by Operation Decisive Storm.

Etymology

The name refers to the highlands on which it sits, and originates from Ar'ama (verb) which derived into Aram, A'rm, Yareem, and Maryama. It appears as villages' names in the Western mountain regions of Yemen, Asir and Syria.

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