Kuhlan Affar

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Kuhlan ʽAffar
كحلان عفار
Town
Kuhlan ʽAffar is located in Yemen
Kuhlan ʽAffar
Kuhlan ʽAffar
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°43′59″N 43°43′08″E / 15.73309°N 43.71902°E / 15.73309; 43.71902Coordinates: 15°43′59″N 43°43′08″E / 15.73309°N 43.71902°E / 15.73309; 43.71902[1]
Country Yemen
GovernorateHajjah
DistrictKuhlan Affar
Elevation
[1]
7,769 ft (2,368 m)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Kuhlan Affar (Arabic: كحلان عفار Kuḥlān ʽAffār), also called simply Kuhlan (Arabic: كحلان Kuḥlān) and known historically as Kuhlan Taj al-Din, is a town in Hajjah District, Yemen, and the seat of Kuhlan Affar District.[1][2] Located at the southern end of the Affar mountain range, it has a large market and is a minor administrative center.[2] Agriculture in the area is done with terraces to help retain water.[3]

History[]

The site of an old fortress, Kuhlan was historically known as Kuhlan Taj al-Din after the emir , who according to the of , was ruler of Kuhlan and other strongholds in Yemen's western mountains during the year 1307 (707 AH).[2] It is not clear from historical sources if this is the Kuhlan built by the Imam of Yemen (d. 1217), or if it's the Kuhlan where died and was buried in 1239 (636 AH).[2] It was historically most important during the 16th and 17th centuries.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Kuḩlān 'Affār". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 281. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ Ceccarelli, Salvatore (2019). "Health, Seeds, Diversity, and Terraces". In Varotto, Mauro; Bonardi, Luca; Tarolli, Paolo (eds.). World Terraces and Landscapes: History, Environment, and Quality of Life. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 215–16. ISBN 978-3-319-96815-5. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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