Al-Jannat ( ) is a small town in

Amran District Amran District () is a district of the 'Amran Governorate, 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 nort ...

'Amran Governorate ʽAmran () is one of the governorates of Yemen. Located in the northwestern side of the country, it is controlled by the Houthi movement in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present). Geography Neighboring governorates * Saada Governorate (north) ...

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 is located about 2.5 km from

'Amran ʿAmrān (; Old South Arabian: 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 by road northwest of the Yemeni capital of S ...

, the governorate capital, at the edge of the al-Bawn plain. Overlooking the town is the height called Jabal al-Jannat, where the historic fort called Qasr al-Jannat is located.

History

During the middle ages, al-Jannat was more significant than 'Amran due to its strategic fortified location. Whereas 'Amran is largely absent from historical texts during this period, al-Jannat appears frequently in accounts such as the '' Ghayat al-amani'' of

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and the ''

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'' of

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, especially in the 13th century.

References

{{Reflist Populated places in 'Amran Governorate Amran District Towns in Yemen