Bayt Yaram

Village in Sanaa, Yemen

Bayt Yaram

بيت يرام

Village

Bayt Yaram

Location in Yemen

Coordinates: 15°12′44″N 44°08′40″E﻿ / ﻿15.21213°N 44.14444°E﻿ / 15.21213; 44.14444[1]
Country|  Yemen
Governorate| Sanaa
District| Bani Matar
Elevation

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| 8,980 ft (2,737 m)
Time zone| UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Bayt Yaram (Arabic: بيت يرام Bayt Yarām) is a village and historical fortress southwest of Sanaa[2] in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1]

## History

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The early 13th-century writer Yaqut al-Hamawi mentions Bayt Yaram (which he vocalizes as Bayt Yurām) as one of the fortresses of Yemen.[2] It is also mentioned in the Kitab al-Simt of Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Yami al-Hamdani in connection with the events of the year 1264 (662 AH), as "Hisn Yaram".[2] It also appears several times in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, misspelled as "Bayt B-rām".[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Bayt Yarām". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. ^ a b c d Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 342. Retrieved 3 March 2021.