Hamidah (Arabic: حمدة Ḥamidah), historically known as Hamudah, is a village and administrative sub-division ('uzlah) in Raydah District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen.[1][2] It is located on a small plain that sticks out to the west of the al-Bawn from a point just north of Raydah.[2]
Hamidah
حمدة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Hamidah Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°49′57″N 43°57′59″E / 15.83250°N 43.96639°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | 'Amran |
| District | Raydah |
| Elevation | 7,260 ft (2,213 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
History edit
Hamidah is an ancient settlement, with its name mentioned in several old Himyaritic inscriptions. It is mentioned in several historical sources including the Iklil and the Sifat Jazirat al-Arab, both by al-Hamdani, the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, the Sirat al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq of al-Abbasi, the Kitab al-Simt of Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Yami al-Hamdani, and the Muʽjam ma'staʽjam of al-Bakri. Hamidah was not the site of any major historical events,[2] although it is mentioned in Jewish historical writings as a place where the Imam Al-Mahdi Ahmad ordered the destruction of a synagogue in the year 1678 of the Common Era.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Geonames.org. Ḩamidah". Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 144. ISBN 9783487091952. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ In Tanḥum ben Joseph's al-Murshid al-kāfi (in manuscript form), p. 112 (Yosef Tobi's Private Collection), there is the following marginal note which reads: "The synagogue was destroyed here, [in] Ḥamidah, on Wednesday, the 17th day of the lunar month Teveth, in the year 1,989 [of the Seleucid Era] (=1678 CE), by order of al-Mahdi and Muhammad ben Ahmad."