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Al-Sudah

Coordinates: 15°57′31″N 43°46′51″E / 15.95861°N 43.78083°E / 15.95861; 43.78083
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Al-Sudah
السودة
Town
Al-Sudah is located in Yemen
Al-Sudah
Al-Sudah
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°57′31″N 43°46′51″E / 15.95861°N 43.78083°E / 15.95861; 43.78083[1]
Country Yemen
Governorate'Amran
DistrictAs Sudah
Elevation6,677 ft (2,035 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Sudah, also As Sudah (Arabic: السودة al-Sūdah), is a town in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. It is the seat of As Sudah District.[1][2] It is a sizeable administrative center, located in the highlands west of Khamir.[2]

History

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Al-Sudah is first mentioned in 1330 (730 AH), in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn. From then on it is mentioned frequently as a town and military stronghold, along with its fortress called Qarn al-Naʽi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. As Sūdah". Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 194–5. Retrieved 12 February 2021.