Shaharah

Shaharah (Arabic: شهارة‎ Shahārah) is a large mountain village and seat of Shaharah District of the 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. The village "lies at 2600 metres and overlooks mountainous bulging swells to the south and shimmering hot plains to the north."[1] It lies on top a sharp mountain of the same name, Jabal Shaharah,[2] which is a spur of Jabal al-Ahnum, with its sides and top under extensive cultivation.[3] The village consists of several old stone houses and a cistern. The area is noted for its limestone arch footbridge, constructed in the 17th century by a local lord to connect two villages across a deep gorge.[4][1]

Shaharah
Village
Shaharah
Shaharah
Coordinates: 16°11′1″N 43°42′12″E
Country Yemen
Governorate'Amran
DistrictShaharah
Elevation
2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

History

The 10th-century author al-Hamdani mentions Shaharah as a mountain and fortress, and it appears in historical sources throughout the middle ages and early modern period. It was especially important during the Yemeni-Ottoman conflicts of the 16th and 17th centuries, when it served as one of the most important strongholds in Yemen's western mountains. Al-Mansur al-Qasim, the Zaydi Imam of Yemen, died at Shaharah in 1620 CE (1029 AH).[3]

References
  1. Walker, Jenny; Butler, Stuart (1 October 2010). Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. Lonely Planet. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-74179-145-7. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. Mackintosh-Smith, Tim (8 December 2011). Yemen. John Murray. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-84854-696-7. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 206. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. "Bridge". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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