'Amran

ʿAmrān (

'Amran has a long history, dating to the pre-Islamic era.^[2] During that period, it was one of the main centers of the Bakil tribal confederation.^[2] At the time of the Sabaean kingdom, the town blossomed into a fortress.^{[citation needed]} A series of bronze plaques from that time were found in the town in the mid-nineteenth century and are now in the British Museum.^{[citation needed]} In the seventh century, the town witnessed clashes against the Sabeans.^{[citation needed]} Remains of carved stones that belonged to former temples and palaces bear witness to past glory.^{[citation needed]} A large stone inscription is found on the western city gate (Bab al-Kabir).^{[citation needed]}

'Amran is largely absent from medieval sources, and the nearby fortified town of al-Jannat eclipsed it in importance during this period.^[2] This may have been partly because 'Amran, located in the middle of the al-Bawn plain, was less defensible, whereas al-Jannat had a more strategic location.^[2] The 10th-century writer al-Hamdani described the ancient palace at 'Amran, but he gives no details about its population or any indication that it was still occupied.^[2]

From the late 14th century onward, 'Amran appears to have emerged as a strategic site, and it appears frequently in historical texts such as the Ghayat al-Amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn during this period.^[2] Then, in the 1500s and 1600s, 'Amran is mentioned as a more generally important city.^[2]

ʿAmran is completely surrounded by walls which date to 1720.^[

Economic development

The road through the city from Sana'a was modernized following Chinese investment, and is over 200 km (120 mi) long. The old medical centre has been transformed into a small public hospital.[5] The city is located in a fertile area in what was the centre of the area's coffee industry.^[6]

References

1. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 252–3. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
3. ^ "Amran". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
4. ISBN 978-0-86442-603-1
   . Retrieved 13 April 2012.
5. ISBN 978-1-84162-212-5
   . Retrieved 13 April 2012.
6. ^ McCulloch, John Ramsay; Haskel, Daniel (1845). M'Culloch's Universal gazetteer: Dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world (Public domain ed.). Harper & brothers. pp. 93–. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

15°40′N 43°57′E / 15.667°N 43.950°E / 15.667; 43.950

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