Jadar
جدر Jidr | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Jadar Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°27′49″N 44°10′43″E / 15.46363°N 44.17858°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Sanaa |
| District | Bani Matar |
| Elevation | 7,241 ft (2,207 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Jadar (Arabic: جدر), also transliterated as Jidr or Jadir, is a village in Bani al-Harith District of Amanat al-Asimah Governorate, Yemen.[1] It consists of two parts, Jidr al-A‘la and Jidr al-Asfal.[2]
History
According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, it was one of the villages granted by Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan to the Bani Shihab, a tribe now generally living in the area to the south of Sanaa.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Geonames.org. Jidr". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- 1 2 Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 116. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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