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Village in Dhamar, Yemen
Ad-Dann الدن
Village
Ad-Dann is located in YemenAd-DannAd-DannLocation in Yemen
Coordinates: 14°21′06″N 43°51′10″E / 14.3518°N 43.85275°E / 14.3518; 43.85275
Country Yemen
GovernorateDhamar
DistrictWusab Al Ali
Elevation11,800 ft (3,600 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Ad-Dann (Arabic: الدن Ad-Dann), historically known as Hisn Naʽman, is a village in Wusab Al Ali District of Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. It serves as the seat of the district.

History

According to the 14th-century author Wajih al-Din al-Hubayshi, who wrote a history of Wusab, ad-Dann (known then as Hisn Naʽman) originated during pre-Islamic times, and the Sulayhids had later built a castle atop the ruins. The Sulayhid ruler Ali al-Sulayhi resided here for several years during the mid-11th century, and he had extended the castle here; in 1064, he also commissioned a Great Mosque in nearby Qardah (identified with modern Harurah in the territory of the Bani Shu'ayb).

References

  1. ^ "Geonames.org. Ad Dann". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ Finster, Barbara (2002). "The mosques of Wuṣāb province in Yemen". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 32: 233–245. Retrieved 3 March 2021.


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