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]

Bayt ʽAdhran
بيت عذران
Village
Bayt ʽAdhran is located in Yemen
Bayt ʽAdhran
Bayt ʽAdhran
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°21′16″N 44°07′57″E / 15.35445°N 44.13242°E / 15.35445; 44.13242[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictBani Matar
Elevation8,609 ft (2,624 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Name and history

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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

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