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in Yemen, the Maʼrib Gas Plant, whose electricity towers have been sabotaged continuously since the beginning of 2011. These sabotage operations did not stop until 2014, due to the inability of the
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deposits in 1984. The total number of residents living in the governorate was 238,522, according to the 2004 census, and the rate of growth was 2.72%.
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moderate in the winters. The desert regions are characterized by a dry climate: hot in the summers, and cold and dry in the winters.
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