ʽAlman

ʽAlman
علمان
Village
ʽAlman is located in Yemen
ʽAlman
ʽAlman
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°27′44″N 44°08′34″E / 15.46236°N 44.14274°E / 15.46236; 44.14274[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictBani al-Harith
Elevation
[1]
7,320 ft (2,231 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

ʽAlman (Arabic: علمان ʽAlmān), also ʽUlman,[2] is a village in Bani al-Harith District of Amanat al-Asimah Governorate, Yemen.[1] It is located on the northern side of the lower end of the Wadi Dahr.[2]

History

According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, ʽAlman was negatively affected by the collapse of the Rayʽan dam in 859; it had previously been under extensive cultivation, but after the dam collapsed the water supply dwindled.[2] References by historical writers also indicate that ʽAlman may have been the site of a pre-Islamic palace.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Almān". Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 251-2. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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