Bayt ʽUqab

Bayt ʽUqab

بيت عقب
Bayt ʽUqab بيت عقب
Village
	Bayt ʽUqab Location in Yemen
	Coordinates: 15°21′04″N 44°22′54″E / 15.35114°N 44.38169°E
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Sanhan
Elevation	8,271 ft (2,521 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Bayt ʽUqab (Arabic: بيت عقب Bayt ʽUqab) is a village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.^[1]

History

Bayt ʽUqab first appears in historical sources in the year 903 (290 AH).^[2] In April or May of that year, the Al Tarif general Ibrahim ibn Khalaf camped at Bayt ʽUqab during a campaign against al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the first Imam of Yemen.^[3] The two armies fought a battle at Bayt Hadir, 5 km west-southwest of Bayt ʽUqab; the Al Tarif were defeated and had to retreat.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Geonames.org. Bayt ʽUqab". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 249. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Eagle, A.B.D.R. (1990). Ghayat al-amani and the life and times of al-Hadi Yahya b. al-Husayn: an introduction, newly edited text and translation with detailed annotation. Durham University. pp. 191, 196–7. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[Geonames-1] "Geonames.org. Bayt ʽUqab". Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[Gazetteer-2] Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 249. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[Eagle-3] Eagle, A.B.D.R. (1990). Ghayat al-amani and the life and times of al-Hadi Yahya b. al-Husayn: an introduction, newly edited text and translation with detailed annotation. Durham University. pp. 191, 196–7. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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