Suq Bayt Naʽam (Arabic: سوق بيت نعم Sūq Bayt Naʽam), also called simply Bayt Naʽam and known historically as Bayt Anʽam, is a village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1] It is located at the uppermost part of the Wadi Dahr, where the water from the catchment area above Lu'lu'ah descends into the wadi through a narrow gorge, overlooked by a fort.[2] The road from Sanaa to Shibam Kawkaban passes through here.[2]
Suq Bayt Naʽam
سوق بيت نعم | |
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Village | |
  Suq Bayt Naʽam Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°25′13″N 44°04′59″E / 15.4204°N 44.08315°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Sanaa |
| District | Hamdan |
| Elevation | 8,068 ft (2,459 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
History
editBayt Naʽam is called Bayt Anʽam in historical texts from the middle ages and early modern period.[2] Its fort was frequently contested throughout the period, including one occasion in 612 AH (1215 CE) mentioned by Yaqut al-Hamawi as well as in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Sūq Bayt Na'am". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 96. Retrieved 8 February 2021.