Zabid was the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century and a centre of the Arab and Muslim world due in large part to its famed University of Zabid and being a centre of Islamic education.
Zabid je bio glavni grad Jemena od 13. st. do 15. stoljeća i središte arapskog i muslimanskog svijeta zbog svog glasovitog Sveučilišta Zabid, koje je bilo središte islamskog obrazovanja.