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Dhi Bin

Coordinates: 15°58′38″N 44°07′45″E / 15.97712°N 44.12917°E / 15.97712; 44.12917
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Dhi Bin
ذيبين
Town
Dhi Bin is located in Yemen
Dhi Bin
Dhi Bin
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°58′38″N 44°07′45″E / 15.97712°N 44.12917°E / 15.97712; 44.12917[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateAmran
DistrictDhi Bin
Elevation6,155 ft (1,876 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Dhi Bin (Arabic: ذيبين, romanizedDhībīn), also spelled Dhibin or Dhaybin, is a small town in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen, and the seat of Dhi Bin District.[1]

Name and history

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According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Dhi Bin is named after Dhu Bin b. Bakīr b. Nawfān, of the tribe of Hamdan.[2] It was a moderately important site during the late medieval and early modern eras, and is mentioned frequently in Yahya ibn al-Husayn's historical account, the Ghayat al-amani.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Dhaybīn". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 170. ISBN 9783487091952. Retrieved 22 February 2021.