Abs | |
Native Name: | ar|عبس |
Pushpin Map: | Yemen |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yemen |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Hajjah |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Abs |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 25,763 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 16.0019°N 43.1961°W |
Abs (عبس) is a town on the coastal plain of Abs District, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen. In 2005 it had a population of 25,763 inhabitants and was the 24th largest town in Yemen.
The city has been heavily affected by the Yemen Civil War.[1] On 11 June 2018, a cholera treatment facility, operated by Doctors without Borders to counter the country's cholera outbreak, was bombed by the Saudi-led coalition.[2]
In Abs, the climate is hot and dry. Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Bwh. The average annual temperature in Abs is 28.7°C. About 70mm of precipitation falls annually.