Beihan

thumb|Beihan from the ground. Beihan (), also known as Bayhan al Qisab (), is a town in western Yemen. The town had 13,234 inhabitants as of 2004. It was formerly the capital city of Emirate of Beihan, and today is the capital of Bayhan District in the Shabwah Governorate.

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Place details

Locality: الكربة
Region: محافظة شبوة
Country: اليمن
Population: 0
Timezone: Asia/Aden

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Beihan
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Approching-Beihan 1967 TG.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Beihan in the 1960s
Settlement.pushpin_map: Yemen
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Yemen
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Shabwah
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bayhan
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.timezone: Yemen Standard Time
Settlement.utc_offset: +3
Settlement.population_total: 13,234
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004

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Elevation: 1717
Image: Kasr Al-sultan-Bihan.JPG

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Overview
Notable natives
See also
References

==Overview== Geographically, Beihan is a valley connected between Al Bayda in the north-west, Ma'rib in the east and Ataq in the south. It is a fertile valley irrigated by water streams fall from the northern mountains as well as from the dug wells. The main cultivated crops are dates, cereals and citrus and people depend on livestock to a large extent to survive. Nonetheless, people increasingly adopt trade and exchange/commerce, in addition to incorporate in government business.