Bayt ʽAdhran explained

Bayt ʽAdhran
Native Name:بيت عذران
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Yemen
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Yemen
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Yemen
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Sanaa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bani Matar
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Yemen Standard Time
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:15.3545°N 44.1324°W[1]
Elevation M:2624

Bayt ʽAdhran (Arabic: بيت عذران) 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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geonames.org. Bayt 'Adhrān. 9 February 2021.
  2. Book: Wilson . Robert T.O. . Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen . 1989 . Georg Olms AG . Germany . 236 . 9 February 2021.