Bayt Mahfad ( ar, بيت محفد ), also spelled Bayt Mahfid, is a village in
Bani Matar District
Bani Matar District ( ar, مُدِيْرِيَّة بَنِي مَطَر, Mudīriyyat Banī Maṭar) is a district of the Sanaa Governorate, Yemen
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of
Sanaa Governorate
Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate ...
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Yemen
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History
The 10th-century writer
al-Hamdani mentions the palaces of Bayt Mahfad along with those of nearby
Bayt Hanbas. Writing in 1989,
Robert T.O. Wilson
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
said that he was unsure if any remains of the palaces still existed.
References
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Villages in Sanaa Governorate