Huidige Tijd in Ataq, Jemen — AST.

Ataq, alternately spelled Attaq, is a small city and the capital of Shabwah Governorate in Yemen. Ataq is 458 km south east of Sanaa. The difference in elevation of the city is about 70 m with generally partially flat topography with altitudinal variation in the range of 1120–1190 m.a.s.l. Its population was around 37,315 according to a 2004 census. On May 24, 1994, Ataq was seized by northern Yemeni forces. According to the Geo Names Database, Ataq is located at an altitude of 1146 metres. It is served by Ataq Airport; the landing strip is located to the north of the town. Armed forces loyal to exiled president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi captured Ataq from the Southern Transitional Council in August 2019.

Reading Ataq against the global hubs: Dubai (~1,477 km), London (~5,846 km), Singapore (~6,425 km) are the close ones, with Los Angeles (~14,386 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.

Ataq sits inside Jemen — the Western Asia subregion, capital Sana'a, languages Arabic, currency YER (﷼).

The closest mapped neighbors of Ataq are Al Bayda (149 km), Ma'rib (192 km), Zinjibār (222 km), Mukalla (247 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.

Closest curated airport references from Ataq: SAH Sanaa (299 km).

In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.