Dhi Bin
ذيبين | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Dhi Bin Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°58′38″N 44°07′45″E / 15.97712°N 44.12917°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Amran |
| District | Dhi Bin |
| Elevation | 6,155 ft (1,876 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Dhi Bin (Arabic: ذيبين, romanized: Dhībīn), also spelled Dhibin or Dhaybin, is a small town in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen, and the seat of Dhi Bin District.[1]
Name and history
According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Dhi Bin is named after Dhu Bin b. Bakīr b. Nawfān, of the tribe of Hamdan.[2] It was a moderately important site during the late medieval and early modern eras, and is mentioned frequently in Yahya ibn al-Husayn's historical account, the Ghayat al-amani.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Geonames.org. Dhaybīn". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- 1 2 Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 170. ISBN 9783487091952. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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