Yarim

Yarim
Yarim Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 14°17′50″N 44°22′49″E / 14.29722°N 44.38028°E / 14.29722; 44.38028Coordinates: 14°17′50″N 44°22′49″E / 14.29722°N 44.38028°E / 14.29722; 44.38028
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Ibb
Time zone	Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3)

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.^[1]

Etymology

Ar'ama (verb) derived into Aram, A'rm, Yareem, Maryama it refers to the highlands. Its appears in villages names in the Western mountain regions of Yemen, Asir and Syria.^[2]

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