Al-Mahaqirah

Al-Mahaqirah متنة
Village
Al-Mahaqirah Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°12′48″N 44°15′59″E / 15.21329°N 44.2665°E / 15.21329; 44.2665[1]
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Sanhan
Elevation [1]	7,657 ft (2,334 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Mahaqirah (Arabic: المحاقرة al-Maḥāqirah) is a small village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.^[1][2] It lies about 15km from Sanaa, just east of the road to Ta'izz.^[2]

The earliest known mention of Matnah in historical sources is in 1396 (798 AH), in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn. That year, its fort was destroyed by one Ali ibn Salah al-Din.^[2]