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Matnah

Coordinates: 15°15′12″N 44°01′29″E / 15.25333°N 44.02472°E / 15.25333; 44.02472
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Matnah
مَتْنَة
Village
Matnah is located in Yemen
Matnah
Matnah
Location in Yemen
Matnah is located in Middle East
Matnah
Matnah
Matnah (Middle East)
Matnah is located in Asia
Matnah
Matnah
Matnah (Asia)
Coordinates: 15°15′12″N 44°01′29″E / 15.25333°N 44.02472°E / 15.25333; 44.02472[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictBani Matar
Elevation9,157 ft (2,791 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Matnah (Arabic: مَتْنَة) is a small village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] Located to the southeast of Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, it serves as a stopping place on the road between Sanaa and Al-Hudaydah.[2]

History

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The earliest known mention of Matnah in historical sources is in 1275 (674 AH).[2] It had a reservoir, mentioned in the Ghayat al-Amani of Yahya ibn Al-Husayn, as well as in a manuscript by Muhammad ibn Salah al-Sharafi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Matnah". 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. 292. Retrieved 9 February 2021.