Al-Madlaʽah
Introduction '''Al-Madlaʽah''' ( ) is a village in Jabal Iyal Yazid District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. It is located west of 'Amran at the southern end of Jabal Iyal Yazid, overlooking the al-Bawn plain.
History Al-Madlaʽah often appears in historical texts under the spellings ''al-Maṭlaʽah'' or ''al-Maẓlaʽah'', and is first mentioned in the year 1273 (672 AH). There is no indication that it was ever fortified, but it served as a military encampment or stopping place on several occasions throughout the late medieval/early modern period.
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