Ad-Dann

Ad-Dann
الدن
Village
Ad-Dann is located in Yemen
Ad-Dann
Ad-Dann
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 14°21′06″N 43°51′10″E / 14.3518°N 43.85275°E / 14.3518; 43.85275[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateDhamar
DistrictWusab Al Ali
Elevation
[1]
11,800 ft (3,600 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Ad-Dann (Arabic: الدن Ad-Dann), historically known as Hisn Naʽman,[2] is a village in Wusab Al Ali District of Dhamar Governorate, Yemen.[1] It serves as the seat of the district.[1]

History

According to the 14th-century author Wajih al-Din al-Hubayshi, who wrote a history of Wusab, ad-Dann (known then as Hisn Naʽman) originated during pre-Islamic times, and the Sulayhids had later built a castle atop the ruins.[2] The Sulayhid ruler Ali al-Sulayhi resided here for several years during the mid-11th century, and he had extended the castle here; in 1064, he also commissioned a Great Mosque in nearby Qardah (identified with modern Harurah in the territory of the Bani Shu'ayb).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Geonames.org. Ad Dann". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Finster, Barbara (2002). "The mosques of Wuṣāb province in Yemen". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 32: 233–245. Retrieved 3 March 2021.


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