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Kahlan

كهلان

Kuhlan Affar (historical fortress of Kahlan), Hajjah, Yemen.

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Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Amir al-San'ani

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Sana'a· Subul al-Salam al-Musila ila Bulugh al-Maram· Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Amir al-San'ani

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Sana'a

Sana'a has been the chief town of Yemen since ancient times and is the capital of the Republic of Yemen, standing above 2,200 metres between Djabal Nukum and Djabal 'Ayban. The Encyclopaedia of Islam judges its name probably Sabaic, meaning well fortified, and pre-Islamic inscriptions show it as a military centre. After the coming of Islam it passed between the Yu'furids, Sulayhids, Hamdan families, Ayyubids, Ottomans and Zaydi Imams, and its old town keeps tower houses, over a hundred mosques, public baths, a large market and a mint.