Jirban (Jirbān) is a village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.[1] It is located on a small promontory at the foot of Jabal Din, just to the north of the road from Sanaa to 'Amran.[2]

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Jirban
Village
Jirban Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15.58319°N 44.0663°E / 15.58319; 44.0663[1]
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Sanaa
District	Hamdan
Elevation [1]	8,474 ft (2,583 m)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

History

Jirban is first mentioned in historical sources in 1302 (701 AH), in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn.[2] It historically was the site of a minor fort.[2]

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