Al Bayda, Yemen

Al Bayda (, not to be mixed with Al-Bayda' in Al-Jawf, the ancient "Nashaq"), also transliterated as Baida, Al-Baidhah or Beida, is a town in the Governorate of Al-Bayda' in Yemen.
It is located SE of San'a'. Rada' () is the present capital of the Governorate of Al Bayda'.
History.
It is the historical capital of the Beda Sultanate from 1636 until 1930.
On 8 October 2014, at least nine people have been killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda militants on security and government buildings in the town, Officials say. The official Saba news agency said car bombs were used in the dawn assault which was repelled.
Population.
Its population, according to the 2011 Yemeni census, was 29,853.