Al-Masajid, Sanaa
Introduction '''Al-Masajid''' ( ) is a village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.
History The earliest known reference to al-Masajid is in 859 (245 AH), in the ''Ghayat al-amani'' of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, in connection with the destruction of the Rayʽan dam. The same work also records a battle taking place at al-Masajid in 1617 (1026 AH). It describes al-Masajid as a source of waters reaching the Wadi Zahr.
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