Bayt ʽUqab (Arabic: بيت عقب Bayt ʽUqab) is a village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1]

Bayt ʽUqab بيت عقب
Village
Bayt ʽUqab Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15.35114°N 44.38169°E / 15.35114; 44.38169[1]
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Sanhan
Elevation [1]	8,271 ft (2,521 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

History

Bayt ʽUqab first appears in historical sources in the year 903 (290 AH).[2] In April or May of that year, the Al Tarif general Ibrahim ibn Khalaf camped at Bayt ʽUqab during a campaign against al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the first Imam of Yemen.[3] The two armies fought a battle at Bayt Hadir, 5 km west-southwest of Bayt ʽUqab; the Al Tarif were defeated and had to retreat.[3]

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