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Al-Lumi

Coordinates: 15°50′13″N 43°53′56″E / 15.837°N 43.89894°E / 15.837; 43.89894
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Al-Lumi
Village
Al-Lumi is located in Yemen
Al-Lumi
Al-Lumi
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°50′13″N 43°53′56″E / 15.837°N 43.89894°E / 15.837; 43.89894[1]
Country Yemen
Governorate'Amran
DistrictJabal Iyal Yazid
Elevation8,458 ft (2,578 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Lumi (Arabic: اللومي, romanizedal-Lūmī) is a small village in Jabal Iyal Yazid District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen.[1] It is located on the slopes of Jabal Iyal Yazid, 3km north-northeast of Da‘‘an.[2]

History

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The earliest known mention of al-Lumi in historical sources is in 1068 (460 AH). Historical sources mentioning it include the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, the Kitab al-Simt of Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Yami al-Hamdani, and the al-Sulayhiyyun of Husayn al-Hamdani.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Al Lūmī". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 289. Retrieved 9 February 2021.