Hajar Saʽid

Hajar Saʽid

حجر سعيد
Hajar Saʽid حجر سعيد
Village
	Hajar Saʽid Location in Yemen
	Coordinates: 15.49631°N 43.9566°E[1]
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Hamdan
Elevation [1]	8,307 ft (2,532 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Hajar Saʽid (Arabic: حجر سعيد Ḥajar Sa‘īd) is a small village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located by the road from Sanaa to Shibam Kawkaban.[2]

History

Hajar Saʽid is first mentioned in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, in connection with the events 904 AH (1499 CE).[2] At that time, it marked the westernmost extent of the territory of the Isma'ilis of the Hamdan tribe.[2]

References

"Geonames.org. Ḩajar Sa'īd". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 190. ISBN 9783487091952. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

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[Geonames-1] "Geonames.org. Ḩajar Sa'īd". Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[Gazetteer-2] Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 190. ISBN 9783487091952. Retrieved 9 February 2021.