Hamidah, Yemen
Introduction '''Hamidah''' ( ), historically known as '''Hamudah''', is a village and administrative sub-division ('''uzlah'') in Raydah District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. It is located on a small plain that sticks out to the west of the al-Bawn from a point just north of Raydah.
History Hamidah is an ancient settlement, with its name mentioned in several old Himyaritic inscriptions. It is mentioned in several historical sources including the ''Iklil'' and the ''Sifat Jazirat al-Arab'', both by al-Hamdani, the ''Ghayat al-amani'' of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, the ''Sirat al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq'' of al-Abbasi, the ''Kitab al-Simt'' of Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Yami al-Hamdani, and the ''Muʽjam ma'staʽjam'' of al-Bakri. Hamidah was not the site of any major historical events, although it is mentioned in Jewish historical writings as a place where the Imam Al-Mahdi Ahmad ordered the destruction of a synagogue in the year 1678 of the Common Era.
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