al-Jannat | |
Native Name: | الجنات |
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: | Amran |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 15.6842°N 43.9422°W[1] |
Elevation M: | 2230 |
Al-Jannat (ar| الجنات) is a small town in Amran District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen.[1] It is located about 2.5km from 'Amran, the governorate capital, at the edge of the al-Bawn plain.[2] Overlooking the town is the height called Jabal al-Jannat, where the historic fort called Qasr al-Jannat is located.[2]
During the middle ages, al-Jannat was more significant than 'Amran due to its strategic fortified location.[2] Whereas 'Amran is largely absent from historical texts during this period, al-Jannat appears frequently in accounts such as the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn and the Kitab al-Simt of Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Yami al-Hamdani, especially in the 13th century.[2]