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Qaratil

Coordinates: 15°25′30″N 44°03′04″E / 15.42498°N 44.05098°E / 15.42498; 44.05098
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Qaratil
قراتيل
Village
Qaratil is located in Yemen
Qaratil
Qaratil
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°25′30″N 44°03′04″E / 15.42498°N 44.05098°E / 15.42498; 44.05098[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictHamdan
Elevation8,599 ft (2,621 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Qaratil (Arabic: قراتيل Qarātīl) is a village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located a bit to the south of the road between Sanaa and Shibam Kawkaban.[2]

History

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The earliest known historical mention of Qaratil is in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, in connection with the events of the year 1056 (448 AH)[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Qarātīl". Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 270. Retrieved 4 March 2021.