ʽAsr, or Qaryat ʽAsr (Arabic: قرية عصر Qaryat ‘Aṣr), also transliterated as ʽAsir, is a western suburb of Sanaa, Yemen,[2] located in Main District of Amanat al-Asimah Governorate.[1] It is located just north of the road to al-Hudaydah, at the western edge of the Sanaa plain.[3] The name ʽAsr is also used for the small wadi by the town, as well as the mountain nearby.[3]

Qaryat ʽAsr قرية عصر
Village
Qaryat ʽAsr Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15.34826°N 44.16058°E / 15.34826; 44.16058[1]
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Ma'ain
Elevation [1]	7,667 ft (2,337 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

History

ʽAsr is mentioned in both the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn and the Kitab al-Simt of Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Yami al-Hamdani, with the earliest reference to it taking place in the year 1198 (594 AH).[3]

In recent decades, ʽAsr has grown from a village into a major suburb of Sanaa, driven in part by the presence of an existing souk, which has grown into a center of commercial activity.[2] The growth is also fueled by some industries relocating to ʽAsr.[2]

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