Suq Bayt Naʽam

Suq Bayt Naʽam (Arabic: سوق بيت نعم Sūq Bayt Naʽam), also called simply Bayt Naʽam and known historically as Bayt Anʽam, is a village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.^[1] It is located at the uppermost part of the Wadi Dahr, where the water from the catchment area above Lu'lu'ah descends into the wadi through a narrow gorge, overlooked by a fort.^[2] The road from Sanaa to Shibam Kawkaban passes through here.^[2]

Suq Bayt Naʽam سوق بيت نعم
Village
Suq Bayt Naʽam Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15.4204°N 44.08315°E / 15.4204; 44.08315[1]
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Hamdan
Elevation [1]	8,068 ft (2,459 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

History

Bayt Naʽam is called Bayt Anʽam in historical texts from the middle ages and early modern period.^[2] Its fort was frequently contested throughout the period, including one occasion in 612 AH (1215 CE) mentioned by Yaqut al-Hamawi as well as in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn.^[2]