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The countryside around Ibb has always been tribal. Tribal feuds continued until the 1960’s, often with families unable to leave their mountain houses in case they were murdered.
Each town or village was built high on the mountain for defence against attack.
The agricultural valleys and terraces had mountain paths where the tribes could hide and defend themselves against their enemies as they approached.
Written Mar 10, 2008
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Ibb sits on a hill by the Western mountains of the Southern Highlands, 194km from Sana’a. The countryside in this area has been tribal for thousands of years and the towns were built for defence, like...
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The South West Highlands (cont.)
Finding somewhere to stay in Ibb was hard work. For some reason everywhere was full. I was finally forced to take a family suite which had one of the world's largest double beds. It was rather nice......
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