Al-Masajid, Sanaa

Al-Masajid
المساجد
Village
Al-Masajid is located in Yemen
Al-Masajid
Al-Masajid
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°18′35″N 44°04′38″E / 15.30975°N 44.07734°E / 15.30975; 44.07734[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictBani Matar
Elevation
[1]
8,258 ft (2,517 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Masajid (Arabic: المساجد al-Masājid) is a village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2]

History

The earliest known reference to al-Masajid is in 859 (245 AH), in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, in connection with the destruction of the Rayʽan dam.[2] The same work also records a battle taking place at al-Masajid in 1617 (1026 AH).[2] It describes al-Masajid as a source of waters reaching the Wadi Zahr.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Al Masājid". 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. 303. Retrieved 25 February 2021.