Al Bayda', also transliterated as Al-Baidhah or Beida (Arabic: البيضاء), not to be mixed with al-Bayda' in al-Jawf, the ancient Nashqum) is a town in central Yemen, in the Governorate of Al Bayda'. It is located 130 miles SE of Sanaa, at 13°58′35″N 45°34′15″E / 13.97639°N 45.57083°E / 13.97639; 45.57083.