Al-Mahaqirah
Introduction '''Al-Mahaqirah''' ( ) is a small village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It lies about 15km from Sanaa, just east of the road to Ta'izz.
History The earliest known mention of Matnah in historical sources is in 1396 (798 AH), in the ''Ghayat al-amani'' of Yahya ibn al-Husayn. That year, its fort was destroyed by one Ali ibn Salah al-Din.
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