Qasr Zaydan

قصر زيدان

Zafar

The famous palace of Zafar in Yemen, capital of Yuhasib — al-Umari says the city itself was anciently named for it 1; likely the Raydan palace al-Idrisi records at Zafar 2.

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A well-known palace in the city of Zafar in Yemen, the seat of the Yahsib. In "Masalik al-Absar" the city was once called by its name. 3

What the sources say

The text suggests that it may be the palace of Raydan, which al-Idrisi mentions in Zafar. 4

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  1. Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 233
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 152
  3. Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p.233
  4. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.152
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Once the capital of Yahsub and home to the famous Rayban palace, it is now largely in ruins, with a few of its people still living there.