Bayt Mahfad

Bayt Mahfad (Arabic: بيت محفد Bayt Maḩfad), also spelled Bayt Mahfid, is a village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.^[1][2]

Bayt Mahfad بيت محفد
Village
Bayt Mahfad Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15.25215°N 44.17229°E / 15.25215; 44.17229[1]
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Bani Matar
Elevation [1]	9,245 ft (2,818 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

History

The 10th-century writer al-Hamdani mentions the palaces of Bayt Mahfad along with those of nearby Bayt Hanbas. Writing in 1989, Robert T.O. Wilson said that he was unsure if any remains of the palaces still existed.^[2]