Jirban
Introduction '''Jirban''' () is a village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is located on a small promontory at the foot of Jabal Din, just to the north of the road from Sanaa to 'Amran.
History Jirban is first mentioned in historical sources in 1302 (701 AH), in the ''Ghayat al-amani'' of Yahya ibn al-Husayn. It historically was the site of a minor fort.
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