Al Ashmur

Al Ashmur
الأشمور
Al Ashmur is located in Yemen
Al Ashmur
Al Ashmur
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°41′13″N 43°45′32″E / 15.68685°N 43.7588°E / 15.68685; 43.7588[1]
CountryYemen
Governorate'Amran
DistrictAmran
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)
ClimateBSk

Al Ashmur (Arabic: الأشمور, romanized: al-Ashmūr) is an 'uzlah in Amran District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located in the highlands west of 'Amran and south of Jabal Iyal Yazid.[2] The route from 'Amran to Kuhlan Affar and Hajjah passes through this area, and there is also a route branching off to the south, towards al-Zafin and Mudaʽ.[2] This southern route was historically used by armies on occasion, as mentioned in sources such as the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husyan.[2] The first mention of al-Ashmur in that source is in the year 918 (306 AH).[2] According to Hermann von Wissmann, al-Ashmur may take its name from the ruin site of Shamr.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Al Ashmūr". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 90–91, 347. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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