Bayt Baws
Village in Sanaa, Yemen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bayt Baws (Arabic: بيت بوس Bayt Baws) is a historic village and fortress in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is a largely deserted Jewish settlement.[3] It is located to the south of Sanaa, in a strategic position on the western side of the Sanaa plain.[2] It served as a locally important stronghold throughout the middle ages and was especially used as a staging point for campaigns against Sanaa.[2] Its period of greatest significance was during the campaigns of Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the first Imam of Yemen.[2] According to tradition, Bayt Baws is named after a person named Dhū Baws, whose genealogy is given either as Dhū Baws b. ‘Abd al-Rahmān b. Zayd b. ‘Abd Il b. Sharḥabīl b. Marāthid b. Dhī Saḥar[4] or as Dhū Baws b. Barīl b. Sharaḥbīl, of the tribe of Himyar.[2]
Bayt Baws
بيت بوس | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 15.2731°N 44.20356°E / 15.2731; 44.20356[1] | |
Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Sanaa |
District | Bani Matar |
Elevation | 7,680 ft (2,341 m) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |