Bayt ʽIdhaqah
بيت عذاقة | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 15°36′57″N 43°42′08″E / 15.61576°N 43.70228°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Amran |
District | Maswar |
Elevation | 8,448 ft (2,575 m) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Bayt ʽIdhaqah ( Arabic: بيت عذاقة Bayt ʽIdhāqah) is a large village in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen, and the seat of Maswar District. [1] [2] It is the district's largest village and its principal market, with a souk meeting on Thursdays. [2]
According to the 10th-century writer Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Bayt ‘Idhaqah is named after ‘Udhāqah b. Maswar b. ‘Amr b. Ma‘dī Karib al-Shammarī, [2] of the tribe of Himyar. [3] Many surrounding locations are said to derive their names from relatives of ‘Idhaqah. [2] Robert T.O. Wilson spelled the name as Bayt ‘Udhaqah, [3] but the name is "today universally pronounced ‘Idhaqah." [2]
Although the name is mentioned by al-Hamdani in the 10th century, Bayt ‘Idhaqah does not seem to have become a major settlement until the early modern period; it is not mentioned in other historical sources until the early 1600s. [3] the jews in bayt idhaqah was important community. in the 20th century was Rabbi Israel Ozeri (in Hebrew ישראל עוזרי [1] ) chief judge for jews and arabs.