Bayt ʽIdhaqah (Arabic: بيت عذاقة Bayt ʽIdhāqah) is a large village in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen, and the seat of Maswar District.[1][2] It is the district's largest village and its principal market, with a souk meeting on Thursdays.[2]

Bayt ʽIdhaqah
بيت عذاقة
Village
Bayt ʽIdhaqah is located in Yemen
Bayt ʽIdhaqah
Bayt ʽIdhaqah
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°36′57″N 43°42′08″E / 15.61576°N 43.70228°E / 15.61576; 43.70228[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateAmran
DistrictMaswar
Elevation8,448 ft (2,575 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Name

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According to the 10th-century writer Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Bayt ‘Idhaqah is named after ‘Udhāqah b. Maswar b. ‘Amr b. Ma‘dī Karib al-Shammarī,[2] of the tribe of Himyar.[3] Many surrounding locations are said to derive their names from relatives of ‘Idhaqah.[2] Robert T.O. Wilson spelled the name as Bayt ‘Udhaqah,[3] but the name is "today universally pronounced ‘Idhaqah."[2]

History

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Although the name is mentioned by al-Hamdani in the 10th century, Bayt ‘Idhaqah does not seem to have become a major settlement until the early modern period; it is not mentioned in other historical sources until the early 1600s.[3] the jews in bayt idhaqah was important community. in the 20th century was Rabbi Israel Ozeri (in Hebrew ישראל עוזרי [1] ) chief judge for jews and arabs.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Bayt 'Adhāqah". Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gochenour, D. Thomas (1982). "Miswar and its Human Geography: A Historical View". Die Welt des Orients. 13: 79–92. JSTOR 25683051. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 235. ISBN 9783487091952. Retrieved 1 March 2021.