Kuhlan Affar
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]
Kuhlan ʽAffar
كحلان عفار | |
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Town | |
  Kuhlan ʽAffar Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15.73309°N 43.71902°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Hajjah |
| District | Kuhlan Affar |
| Elevation | 7,769 ft (2,368 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
History
The site of an old fortress, Kuhlan was historically known as Kuhlan Taj al-Din after the emir Taj al-Din Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Hamzah, who according to the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, 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 al-Mansur Abdullah ibn Hamzah (d. 1217), or if it's the Kuhlan where Imad al-Din Yahya ibn Hamzah died and was buried in 1239 (636 AH).[2] It was historically most important during the 16th and 17th centuries.[2]
References
- "Geonames.org. Kuḩlān 'Affār". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 281. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- 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.