Dar al-Bashair is a royal palace located in the Bir al-Azab district of
Sana'a
Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Gove ...
, Yemen.
It was the residence of King
Muhammad al-Badr
, succession = King and Imam of Yemen
, image = Muhammad al-Badr.jpg
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, caption = Al-Badr in 1962
, reign = 19 – 26 September 1962
, predecessor = Ahmad bin Yahya
, successor = ''Title abolished ...
. On September 26, 1962, the commander of the royal guard
Abdullah al-Sallal
Abdullah Yahya al-Sallal ( ar, عبد الله يحيى السلال, ʿAbd Allāh Yaḥyā al-Sallāl; January 9, 1917 – March 5, 1994) was the leader of the North Yemeni Revolution of 1962. He served as the first President of the Yemen Arab ...
staged a coup and had the palace
shelled.
See also
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Dar al-Hajar
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The Dar al-Hajar ( ar, دار الحجر, "Stone House" or "Rock Palace") is a former royal palace located in Wadi Dhar about from Sana‘a, Yemen. Built in the 1920s as the summer retreat of Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, ruler of Yemen from ...
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Dar as-Sa'd
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Dar al-Shukr
Dar al-Shukr (House of Gratefulness) is a royal palace located in Sana'a, Yemen. It is located near Qubbat al-Mutawakkil Mosque dome in Tahrir Square in the city centre.
After the fall of the monarchy in the 1960s, it housed the National Museum ...
References
Buildings and structures in Sanaa
Palaces in Yemen
Yemeni monarchy
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