Ibb

Ibb (Arabic: إِبّ,) is a market city of 772,000 people (2023) in the Yemeni Mountains. It is made up of high mountains with luscious green plants, forests, and greenery.

Ibb has been occupied since ancient times, and due to its strategic importance, the Ottomans used it as an administrative center.

• The city's towering stone houses, with geometrical friezes and circular stained glass windows, are known as qamiriya.
• The main mosque was built during the Ottoman period, and there are other mosques and also a fortress in the vicinity, closed to visitors.
• An ancient overhead aqueduct remains.

• The main football team is Al Sha'ab Ibb.