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Ma'rib (Arabic: مأرب) is the capital town of the Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen and was the capital of the Sabaean kingdom. It is located at 15°25′0″N 45°21′0″E / 15.41667°N 45.35000°E / 15.41667; 45.35000, near what is now Yemen's modern capital, Sana'a

The Sabaean kingdom was located in what is now the Aseer region in southwestern Yemen.

2007 attack

A suicide bomber crashed a car packed with explosives into the tourists' convoy as they were ending a tour of a temple, killing 7 Spanish tourists in an attack on July 2, 2007. Two Yemenis also perished. Yemeni officials have blamed al-Qaeda for the attack. A suicide bomber crashed a car packed with explosives into the tourists' convoy as they were ending a tour of a temple.

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• German Archaeological Institute (in German)
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