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Village in Sanaa, Yemen
Bayt Mahfad بيت محفد
Village
Bayt Mahfad is located in YemenBayt MahfadBayt MahfadLocation in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°15′08″N 44°10′20″E / 15.25215°N 44.17229°E / 15.25215; 44.17229
Country Yemen
GovernorateSanaa
DistrictBani Matar
Elevation9,245 ft (2,818 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

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

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.

References

  1. ^ "Geonames.org. Bayt Maḩfad". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 295. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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