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Dhaʽwan

Coordinates: 15°39′09″N 43°57′56″E / 15.65248°N 43.96544°E / 15.65248; 43.96544
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Dhaʽwan
Village
Dhaʽwan is located in Yemen
Dhaʽwan
Dhaʽwan
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°39′09″N 43°57′56″E / 15.65248°N 43.96544°E / 15.65248; 43.96544[1]
Country Yemen
Governorate'Amran
DistrictIyal Surayh
Elevation7,523 ft (2,293 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Dhaʽwan (Dhaʽwān), also called Bayt Dhaʽwan, is a small village southeast of 'Amran, Yemen,[1][2] in Iyal Surayh District of 'Amran Governorate.[1]

Name and history

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Dhaʽwan is mentioned in some historical sources from the 1600s, in connection with military actions in the 'Amran area.[2] The first mention is in 1627 (1036 AH).[2] The name is given as Bayt Dhaʽwan in the accounts of the early European travellers Hermann von Wissmann and Josef Werdecker.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Geonames.org. Dha'wān". Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 168. ISBN 9783487091952. Retrieved 5 March 2021.