Bayt ʽUqab
Bayt ʽUqab (Arabic: بيت عقب Bayt ʽUqab) is a village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.
History
Bayt ʽUqab first appears in historical sources in the year 903 (290 AH). In April or May of that year, the Al Tarif general Ibrahim ibn Khalaf camped at Bayt ʽUqab during a campaign against al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the first Imam of Yemen. The two armies fought a battle at Bayt Hadir, 5 km west-southwest of Bayt ʽUqab; the Al Tarif were defeated and had to retreat.
References
- ^ "Geonames.org. Bayt ʽUqab". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 249. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Eagle, A.B.D.R. (1990). Ghayat al-amani and the life and times of al-Hadi Yahya b. al-Husayn: an introduction, newly edited text and translation with detailed annotation. Durham University. pp. 191, 196–7. Retrieved 13 February 2021.