'Amran

City in Yemen the city the governorate 'Amran Governorate ʿAmrān ar عمران City Amran 02.jpg Yemen bottom Location in Yemen Country Governorate 'Amran Governorate District Amran Imperial 2013 92763 Yemen Standard Time +3 15 40 N 43 57 E inline ʿAmrān (ar عمران; sem-x-oldsoara 𐩲𐩣𐩧𐩬 ʿmrn) is a small city in western central Yemen. It is the capital of 'Amran Governorate, and was formerly part of Sana'a Governorate. It is located 52.9 km by road northwest of the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, Maps Google Maps at the upper (southern) end of the al-Bawn plain.Wilson Robert T.O. Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen 1989 Georg Olms AG Germany 252–3 https://books.google.com/books?id=SnMrAAAAMAAJ 22 February 2021 According to the 2004 census it had a population of 76,863, and an estimated population of 92,763 in 2013.Amran http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&lng=de&des=wg&geo=380398394&srt=pnan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&men=gpro&lng=en dead https://archive.today/20130209110528/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&lng=de&des=wg&geo=380398394&srt=pnan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&men=gpro&lng=en#selection-125.0-128.0 2013-02-09 2021-09-03 World Gazetteer dmy-all History and architecture thumb|left|upright|Traditional mud-built house. 'Amran has a long history, dating to the pre-Islamic era. During that period, it was one of the main centers of the Bakil tribal confederation. At the time of the Sabaean kingdom, the town blossomed into a fortress.February 2021 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.February 2021 In the seventh century, the town witnessed clashes against the Sabeans.February 2021 Remains of carved stones that belonged to former temples and palaces bear witness to past glory.February 2021 A large stone inscription is found on the western city gate (Bab al-Kabir).February 2021 'Amran is largely absent from medieval sources, and the nearby fortified town of al-Jannat eclipsed it in importance during this period. 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. 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. 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. Then, in the 1500s and 1600s, 'Amran is mentioned as a more generally important city. ʿAmran is completely surrounded by walls which date to 1720.February 2021 The surrounding landscape is dominated by terraced landscapes with stone walls to counteract erosion of fertile arable land.February 2021 The old souq is noted for its stone columns.Hämäläinen Pertti Yemen https://books.google.com/books?id=RCYuAQAAIAAJ 13 April 2012 1 August 1999 Lonely Planet 978-0-86442-603-1 Economic development The road through the city from Sana'a was modernized following Chinese investment, and is over 200 km on long. The old medical centre has been transformed into a small public hospital.McLaughlin Daniel Yemen: The Bradt Travel Guide https://books.google.com/books?id=eQvhZaEVzjcC&pg=PA107 13 April 2012 12 February 2008 Bradt Travel Guides 978-1-84162-212-5 107 The city is located in a fertile area in what was the centre of the area's coffee industry.McCulloch John Ramsay Haskel Daniel M'Culloch's Universal gazetteer: Dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world https://books.google.com/books?id=DfoRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA93 15 April 2012 Public domain 1845 Harper & brothers 93– References 15 40 N 43 57 E title region:YE_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Category:Populated places in 'Amran Governorate Category:Amran district