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Kuhlan Affar

Coordinates: 15°43′59″N 43°43′08″E / 15.73309°N 43.71902°E / 15.73309; 43.71902
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Kuhlan ʽAffar
كحلان عفار
Town
Kuhlan ʽAffar is located in Yemen
Kuhlan ʽAffar
Kuhlan ʽAffar
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°43′59″N 43°43′08″E / 15.73309°N 43.71902°E / 15.73309; 43.71902[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateHajjah
DistrictKuhlan Affar
Elevation7,769 ft (2,368 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Kuhlan Affar (Arabic: كحلان عفار Kuḥlān ʽAffār), also called simply Kuhlan (Arabic: كحلان Kuḥlān) and known historically as Kuhlan Taj al-Din, is a town in Hajjah District, Yemen, and the seat of Kuhlan Affar District.[1][2] Located at the southern end of the Affar mountain range, it has a large market and is a minor administrative center.[2] Agriculture in the area is done with terraces to help retain water.[3]

History

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The site of an old fortress, Kuhlan was historically known as Kuhlan Taj al-Din after the emir Taj al-Din Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Hamzah, who according to the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, was ruler of Kuhlan and other strongholds in Yemen's western mountains during the year 1307 (707 AH).[2] It is not clear from historical sources if this is the Kuhlan built by the Imam of Yemen al-Mansur Abdullah ibn Hamzah (d. 1217), or if it's the Kuhlan where Imad al-Din Yahya ibn Hamzah died and was buried in 1239 (636 AH).[2] It was historically most important during the 16th and 17th centuries.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Kuḩlān 'Affār". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 281. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ Ceccarelli, Salvatore (2019). "Health, Seeds, Diversity, and Terraces". In Varotto, Mauro; Bonardi, Luca; Tarolli, Paolo (eds.). World Terraces and Landscapes: History, Environment, and Quality of Life. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 215–16. ISBN 978-3-319-96815-5. Retrieved 8 March 2021.