Taiz - Wikipedia
WebTaiz ( Arabic: تَعِزّ, romanized : Taʿizz) is a city in southwestern Yemen. It is located in the Yemeni highlands, near the port city of Mocha on the Red Sea, at an elevation of about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea level. It is the capital of Taiz Governorate.
Taʿizz | Ancient City & Cultural Hub | Britannica
WebTaiz. Taʿizz, city, southwestern Yemen, in the Yemen Highlands. It is one of the country’s chief urban centres and a former national capital. The Ayyūbid dynasty under Tūrān Shāh, brother of Saladin, which conquered Yemen in 1173–74, made its capital first at Zabīd and then moved it to Taʿizz. The Ayyūbids were succeeded by the ...
Taiz governorate - Wikipedia
WebTaiz (Arabic: تَعِزّ, romanized: Taʿizz) is a governorate of Yemen.The governorate's capital Taiz, the third-largest city in Yemen, is among the most important commercial centres in the country, owing to its proximity to rich farmland and the important Red Sea port of Mocha. It also has an international airport, Taiz International Airport, with numerous …
Taiz is a frontline city caught up in the conflict in Yemen
WebJun 16, 2023 · People in Taiz are struggling to get food and other necessities amid a civil war that's been going on for nearly a decade. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Now a look at a front-line city in the conflict in ...
Yemen: Houthis Should Urgently Open Taizz Roads
WebAug 29, 2022 · Yemen. Houthi forces, also known as Ansar Allah, should immediately open vital roads in and around Taizz, Yemen’s third-largest city, and restore freedom of movement for all civilians to prevent...
Yemen: Warring Parties Deepen Water Crisis - Human Rights Watch
WebDec 11, 2023 · (Beirut) – Houthi and Yemeni government forces have violated the rights of Taizz residents to water since the Houthis laid siege on Taizz city in 2015, creating a desperate situation, Human ...
Old City of Ta’izz | World Monuments Fund
WebThe historic city of Ta’izz is the third largest urban center in Yemen. A fortified settlement during the Sulayhid dynasty’s rule in the eleventh century, it later became an Ayyubid stronghold and the site of the Ayyubid treasury. The quarters of the city grew below a fortified citadel, and Ta’izz reached its golden age as the capital of ...
Taiz Is Key to Peace in Yemen: A Chance to Save Three Million …
WebNov 7, 2019 · Brief Analysis. In his briefing on Yemen’s peace process on October 17, the United Nation’s Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, mentioned the importance of bringing peace to the currently besieged city of Taiz. Although the inhabitants of Taiz appreciate Mr. Griffiths’ sentiments, we want more than his word.
A crisis with no end in sight: How the ongoing crisis in Taiz ...
WebDec 22, 2020 · Analysis in English on Yemen about Food and Nutrition, Health, Flood and more; published on 22 Dec 2020 by Oxfam
For Yemenis in war-torn Taizz, survival a struggle | UNHCR
WebMar 24, 2016 · The inhabitants of much of Taizz, Yemen's third largest city with a population of 600,000, have been caught up in some of the most intense fighting in the ongoing conflict. Residents have been deprived of humanitarian aid for up to nine months as a result of a blockade of its main access routes.
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