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Al-Munaqqab

Coordinates: 15°28′38″N 44°01′02″E / 15.47712°N 44.01735°E / 15.47712; 44.01735
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Al-Munaqqab
المنقب
Village
Al-Munaqqab is located in Yemen
Al-Munaqqab
Al-Munaqqab
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°28′38″N 44°01′02″E / 15.47712°N 44.01735°E / 15.47712; 44.01735[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictHamdan
Elevation8,638 ft (2,633 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Munaqqab (Arabic: المنقب al-Munaqqab) is a village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It lies to the north of the road between Sanaa and Shibam Kawkaban, and is built on a small hill of porous volcanic rock, with some houses being built directly into the hillside.[2] It was the site of a minor fortress during the late medieval and early modern period, and is first mentioned in historical records in 683 AH (1284 CE).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Al Munaqqab". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 320–21. Retrieved 7 February 2021.