Haz
حاز | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 15°30′59″N 44°00′09″E / 15.51634°N 44.00246°E[1] | |
Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Sanaa |
District | Hamdan |
Elevation | 8,500 ft (2,590 m) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Haz (Arabic: حاز Ḥāz) is a large village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is an old settlement, with archaeological remains dating back to the pre-Islamic period, and it is also mentioned by name in pre-Islamic inscriptions.[2] During that period, it was the capital of the tribe of Humlan.[2] It was described by the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, but it had a relatively uneventful history during the middle ages and is absent from most historical narratives from the period.[2]