Dhubab is a small coastal town in the Taiz Governorate of south-western Yemen.

It is the seat of Dhubab District.

During World War I, British patrol vessels shelled Dhubab fort in November 1914.

They later opened fire on Yakhtul on 8 December 1914, damaging 7 or 8 dhows moored there.

[1] Dhubab lies on the coast of the Red Sea on a jutting headland, 46.6 kilometres by road south of Mocha and north of Mayyun.