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Jirban

Coordinates: 15°34′59″N 44°03′59″E / 15.58319°N 44.0663°E / 15.58319; 44.0663
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Jirban
Village
Jirban is located in Yemen
Jirban
Jirban
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°34′59″N 44°03′59″E / 15.58319°N 44.0663°E / 15.58319; 44.0663[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictHamdan
Elevation8,474 ft (2,583 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Jirban (Jirbān) is a village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1] It is located on a small promontory at the foot of Jabal Din, just to the north of the road from Sanaa to 'Amran.[2]

History

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Jirban is first mentioned in historical sources in 1302 (701 AH), in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn.[2] It historically was the site of a minor fort.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Jirbān". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 118. Retrieved 24 February 2021.