Bayt ʽAdhran (Arabic: بيت عذران Bayt ‘Adhrān) is a small village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located to the west of Sanaa, at the top of the hills overlooking the western edge of the Sanaa plain.[2]

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Bayt ʽAdhran بيت عذران
Village
Bayt ʽAdhran Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15.35445°N 44.13242°E / 15.35445; 44.13242[1]
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Bani Matar
Elevation [1]	8,609 ft (2,624 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Name and history

According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Bayt ʽAdhran was named after one Dhū ʽAdhrān ibn Dhī Ma'dhin ibn Jīdān, of the tribe of Himyar.[2] Besides al-Hamdani, other medieval writers to mention Bayt ʽAdhran include al-Razi and Yaqut al-Hamawi.[2]

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