Huth, Yemen Explained

Huth
Native Name:حوث
Settlement Type:Town
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:Amran
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Huth
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Yemen Standard Time
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:16.2311°N 43.9685°W[1]
Elevation M:1889

Huth (Arabic: حوث) is a town in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen, and the seat of Huth District.[1] It is located on the route between Sanaa and Sa'dah, on a plateau to the north of the Bawn plains.[2]

Name and history

According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Huth is named after ‘Abdullah b. al-Sabi‘, who was also called Huth and belonged to the tribe of Hashid. The name was initially applied both to a tribe and to its territory, with the modern town of Huth possibly serving as its capital. Medieval Huth was probably most important as a stopping point on the Sanaa-Sa'dah route, rather than as a strategic or administrative center.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geonames.org. Ḩūth. 5 February 2021.
  2. Book: Wilson . Robert T.O. . Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen . 1989 . Georg Olms AG . Germany . 8, 159 . 5 February 2021.