Hajar Saʽid

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Hajar Saʽid
حجر سعيد
Village
Hajar Saʽid is located in Yemen
Hajar Saʽid
Hajar Saʽid
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°29′47″N 43°57′24″E / 15.49631°N 43.9566°E / 15.49631; 43.9566Coordinates: 15°29′47″N 43°57′24″E / 15.49631°N 43.9566°E / 15.49631; 43.9566[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictHamdan
Elevation8,307 ft (2,532 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Hajar Saʽid (Arabic: حجر سعيد Ḥajar Sa‘īd) is a small village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located by the road from Sanaa to Shibam Kawkaban.[2]

History

Hajar Saʽid is first mentioned in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, in connection with the events 904 AH (1499 CE).[2] At that time, it marked the westernmost extent of the territory of the Isma'ilis of the Hamdan tribe.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Ḩajar Sa'īd". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 190. Retrieved 9 February 2021.