Bani Matar District

District in Sanaa, Yemen
Bani Matar District
مُدِيْرِيَّة بَنِي مَطَر
District
Bani Matar Waterfall
Bani Matar Waterfall
Coordinates: 15°10′N 44°05′E / 15.167°N 44.083°E / 15.167; 44.083
CountryYemen
GovernorateSanaa
Population
 (2003)[1]
 • Total100,012
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Bani Matar District (Arabic: مُدِيْرِيَّة بَنِي مَطَر, romanized: Mudīriyyat Banī Maṭar) is a district of the Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003[update], the district had a population of 100,012 inhabitants.[1]

Environment

Jabal Hadhur[2][3][4] or Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, Arabia's highest mountain[5][6]

In this district is located Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jabal Hadhur[2][3][4] of the Harazi subrange of the Sarat range, the highest mountain in Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  2. ^ a b زبارة, محمد بن محمد بن يحيى اليمني/الصنعاني (1998-01-01). نيل الوطر من تراجم رجال اليمن في القرن الثالث عشر 1-2 ج1 (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah (دار الكتب العلمية). ISBN 978-2-7451-2623-8.
  3. ^ a b Gazetteer of Arabia. Vol. II [1044] (81/688). Qatar Digital Library. 1917. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. ^ a b "Jabal an-Nabī Shu'ayb, Bani Matar, Sanaa, Yemen". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. ^ a b Robert D. Burrowes (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 5–340. ISBN 978-0-8108-5528-1.
  6. ^ a b McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "1: Background". Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.
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Capital: Sanaa
Districts
Al Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah District
Al Haymah Al Kharijiyah District
Al Husn District
Arhab District
Attyal District
Bani Dhabyan District
Bani Hushaysh District
Bani Matar District
Bilad Ar Rus District
Hamdan District
Jihanah District
Khwlan District
Manakhah District
Nihm District
Sa'fan District
Sanhan and Bani Bahlul District


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