Bayt_ʽAdhran

Bayt ʽAdhran

Bayt ʽAdhran

Village in Sanaa, Yemen

Bayt ʽAdhran (Arabic: بيت عذران Bayt ‘Adhrān) is a small village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located to the west of Sanaa, at the top of the hills overlooking the western edge of the Sanaa plain.[2]

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Name and history

According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Bayt ʽAdhran was named after one Dhū ʽAdhrān ibn Dhī Ma'dhin ibn Jīdān, of the tribe of Himyar.[2] Besides al-Hamdani, other medieval writers to mention Bayt ʽAdhran include al-Razi and Yaqut al-Hamawi.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Geonames.org. Bayt 'Adhrān". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 236. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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