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Bayt Kahin

Coordinates: 15°16′07″N 44°01′53″E / 15.26848°N 44.03143°E / 15.26848; 44.03143
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Bayt Kahin
بيت كاهن
Village
Bayt Kahin is located in Yemen
Bayt Kahin
Bayt Kahin
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°16′07″N 44°01′53″E / 15.26848°N 44.03143°E / 15.26848; 44.03143[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictBani Matar
Elevation8,904 ft (2,714 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Bayt Kahin (Arabic: بيت كاهن Bayt Kāhin) is a village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located to the east of Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb.[2]

History

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The earliest known mention of Bayt Kahin in historical sources is in 1618 (1027 AH), in the Ghayat al-Amani of Yahya ibn Al-Husayn.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Bayt Kāhin". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 280. Retrieved 25 February 2021.