Ad-Dann ( ), historically known as Hisn Naʽman, is a village in Wusab Al Ali District of

Dhamar Governorate Dhamar (), also spelt ''Thamar'', is a governorate of Yemen located in the central highlands. Etymology Dhamar is named after Dhamar Ali Yahbur, who ruled the area that now comprises Dhamar Governorate as King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadhramau ...

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

. It serves as the administrative seat of the district.

History

According to the 14th-century author Wajih al-Din al-Hubayshi, who documented the history of

Wusab Wusab is a historical and geographical region of Yemen, currently represented by the two districts of Wusab al-ʽAli and Wusab as-Safil in Dhamar Governorate. History Wusab has a long history stretching back into the pre-Islamic era. The main ...

, Ad-Dann (then known as ''Hisn Naʽman'') originated during pre-Islamic times. The

Sulayhids The Sulayhid dynasty () was an Ismaili Shi'ite Arab dynasty established in 1047 by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi that ruled most of historical Yemen at its peak. The Sulayhids brought to Yemen peace and a prosperity unknown since Himyaritic ti ...

later constructed a castle atop the ruins. The Sulayhid ruler

Ali al-Sulayhi Ali bin Muhammad bin Ali al-Sulayhi () was the founder and sultan of the Sulayhid dynasty in Yemen. He established his kingdom in 1047 and by 1063, the Sulayhids controlled had unified the entire country of Yemen as well as the Muslim holy city of ...

resided here for several years during the mid-11th century, expanded the castle. In 1064, he commissioned a Great Mosque in nearby Qardah, identified with modern Harurah in the territory of the Bani Shu'ayb.

References

Populated places in Dhamar Governorate Villages in Yemen {{Yemen-geo-stub