Bayt ʽAdhran
بيت عذران | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 15°21′16″N 44°07′57″E / 15.35445°N 44.13242°E [1] | |
Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Sanaa |
District | Bani Matar |
Elevation | 8,609 ft (2,624 m) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
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]
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]
Bayt ʽAdhran
بيت عذران | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 15°21′16″N 44°07′57″E / 15.35445°N 44.13242°E [1] | |
Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Sanaa |
District | Bani Matar |
Elevation | 8,609 ft (2,624 m) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
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]
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]