Dhi Bin
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For the village in Syria, see Dhibin.
Town in Amran, Yemen
Dhi Bin
ذيبين | |
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Town | |
Dhi Bin is located in Yemen Dhi Bin Dhi Bin Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°58′38′′N 44°07′45′′E / 15.97712°N 44.12917°E / 15.97712; 44.12917 [1] | |
| Country | Yemen |
| Governorate | Amran |
| District | Dhi Bin |
| Elevation | 6,155 ft (1,876 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Dhi Bin (Arabic: ذيبين, romanized: Dhībīn), also spelled Dhibin or Dhaybin, is a small town in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen, and the seat of Dhi Bin District.[1]
Name and history
[edit ]According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Dhi Bin is named after Dhu Bin b. Bakīr b. Nawfān, of the tribe of Hamdan.[2] It was a moderately important site during the late medieval and early modern eras, and is mentioned frequently in Yahya ibn al-Husayn's historical account, the Ghayat al-amani .[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Dhaybīn" . Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 170. ISBN 9783487091952 . Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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