ʽAlman ( ), also ʽUlman,
is a village in
Bani al-Harith District of
Amanat al-Asimah Governorate
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It is located on the northern side of the lower end of the
Wadi Dahr.
History
According to the 10th-century writer
al-Hamdani, ʽAlman was negatively affected by the collapse of the
Rayʽan dam in 859; it had previously been under extensive cultivation, but after the dam collapsed the water supply dwindled.
References by historical writers also indicate that ʽAlman may have been the site of a pre-Islamic palace.
See also
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Qaryat al-Qabil
Qaryat al-Qabil ( ), often called simply al-Qaryah, is a village in Bani al-Harith District of Amanat al-Asimah Governorate, Yemen
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, the main village in the area, just to the southwest
References
Villages in Sanaa Governorate
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