Al Hajjarah
| Al Hajjarah | |
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  Al Hajjarah Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°4′3″N 43°43′2″E / 15.06750°N 43.71722°ECoordinates: 15°4′3″N 43°43′2″E / 15.06750°N 43.71722°E | |
| Country |
 Yemen |
| Governorate | Sana'a |
| District | Manakhah |
| Elevation[1] | 6,096 ft (1,858 m) |
| Population [2] | |
| • Total | 2,500 |
| Time zone | Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3) |
Al Hajjarah sometimes spelled Al Hajarah or Al Hajjara, is a village in Yemen. It is located in the Manakhah District of the Sana'a Governorate, in the Haraz Mountains. It is a former market town, lying along the Sana'a-Al-Hudayda road, and today is used as a base camp by trekkers.[3]
Al Hajjarah is built upon a precipice and is famous for its towering houses which are built onto the cliff faces.[4][5] Its citadel was founded in the 12th century by the Sulaihids, and became an important fortification during the Ottoman occupation of Yemen, given the strategic importance of the location.[3][4] Al Hajjarah is known to be a producer of pepper.[6]
Al Hajjarah contains the former residence of Imam Yahya Muhammad,[7] a signatory to the Italo-Yemeni Treaty of 1926.
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- ↑ Yann Le Razer; et al. (2007). Yémen (in French). Petit Futé. p. 140. ISBN 978-2-7469-1976-1.
- 1 2 Hämäläinen, Pertti (1999). Yemen. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-86442-603-1.
- 1 2 Schulte-Peevers, Andrea; Shearer, Iain (2010). Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. Lonely Planet. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-74179-145-7.
- ↑ "Hidden Gems of Yemen". Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ Yemen Update: Bulletin of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies. The Institute. 2004. p. 2.
- ↑ "Secret Cities of Yemen". Retrieved 31 August 2011.