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Zafar

ظفار

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. 1

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Zafar was a city which was the capital of Yahsib, and in it was the famous palace of Raydan. Most of it is now in ruin, and remnants of its people remain in it, according to al-Idrisi. 2

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Qasr Zaydan

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 152
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.152
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The famous palace of Zafar in Yemen, capital of Yuhasib — al-Umari says the city itself was anciently named for it; likely the Raydan palace al-Idrisi records at Zafar.