Al-Sudah | |
Native Name: | السودة |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Yemen |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yemen |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Yemen |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | 'Amran |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | As Sudah |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 15.9586°N 43.7808°W[1] |
Elevation M: | 2035 |
Al-Sudah, also As Sudah (ar|السودة), is a town in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. It is the seat of As Sudah District.[1] [2] It is a sizeable administrative center, located in the highlands west of Khamir.[2]
Al-Sudah is first mentioned in 1330 (730 AH), in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn. From then on it is mentioned frequently as a town and military stronghold, along with its fortress called Qarn al-Naʽi.[2]