Bayt ʽUqab
Bayt ʽUqab
بيت عقب | |
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Village | |
  Bayt ʽUqab Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°21′04″N 44°22′54″E / 15.35114°N 44.38169°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Sanaa |
| District | Sanhan |
| Elevation | 8,271 ft (2,521 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Bayt ʽUqab (Arabic: بيت عقب Bayt ʽUqab) is a village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1]
History
[edit]Bayt ʽUqab first appears in historical sources in the year 903 (290 AH).[2] In April or May of that year, the Al Tarif general Ibrahim ibn Khalaf camped at Bayt ʽUqab during a campaign against al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the first Imam of Yemen.[3] The two armies fought a battle at Bayt Hadir, 5 km west-southwest of Bayt ʽUqab; the Al Tarif were defeated and had to retreat.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Bayt ʽUqab". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 249. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ a b Eagle, A.B.D.R. (1990). Ghayat al-amani and the life and times of al-Hadi Yahya b. al-Husayn: an introduction, newly edited text and translation with detailed annotation. Durham University. pp. 191, 196–7. Retrieved 13 February 2021.