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Al-Madlaʽah

Al-Madlaʽah
المضلعة
Town
Al-Madlaʽah is located in Yemen
Al-Madlaʽah
Al-Madlaʽah
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°42′16″N 43°53′40″E / 15.70452°N 43.8944°E / 15.70452; 43.8944[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateAmran
DistrictJabal Iyal Yazid
Elevation
[1]
8,281 ft (2,524 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Madlaʽah (Arabic: المضلعة al-Maḍlaʽah) is a village in Jabal Iyal Yazid District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located west of 'Amran at the southern end of Jabal Iyal Yazid, overlooking the al-Bawn plain.[2]

History

Al-Madlaʽah often appears in historical texts under the spellings al-Maṭlaʽah or al-Maẓlaʽah, and is first mentioned in the year 1273 (672 AH).[2] There is no indication that it was ever fortified, but it served as a military encampment or stopping place on several occasions throughout the late medieval/early modern period.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Al Maḑla'ah". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 313. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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