▁plate au ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁mass if ▁of ▁nearby ▁Mount ▁Sum ar ah , ▁which ▁r ises ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Y ar im ▁has ▁a ▁hot ▁semi - ar id ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁climate ▁classification : ▁B Sh ) ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁anti qu ity , ▁the ▁Y ar im ▁area ▁was ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁Him yar ite ▁Kingdom , ▁which ▁ruled ▁over ▁much ▁of ▁Southern ▁Arab ia ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 1 5 ▁BC ▁to ▁about ▁AD ▁ 5 7 5 . ▁The ▁Him yar ite ▁capital ▁of ▁Z af ar ▁was ▁located ▁about ▁ 9 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Y ar im . ▁ ▁Y ar im ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Hou this ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁H outh i ▁ins ur gency ▁in ▁Y emen . ▁It ▁was ▁subsequently ▁target ed ▁by ▁Operation ▁Dec is ive ▁Storm . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Al - S ah ul ▁Peter ▁F ors sk å l ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁I bb ▁Governor ate <0x0A> </s> ▁Ann im ang al am ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Ari yal ur ▁tal uk ▁of ▁Ari yal ur ▁district , ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁India . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁▁ ▁census , ▁Ann im ang al am ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 1 8 5 ▁with ▁ 1 5 6 9 ▁males ▁and