Al Hajjarah
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Al Hajjarah | |
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  Al Hajjarah Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°4′3″N 43°43′2″E / 15.06750°N 43.71722°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Sanaʽa |
| District | Manakhah |
| Elevation | 6,096 ft (1,858 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al Hajjarah (Arabic: الهجرة; sometimes spelled Al Hajarah or Al Hajjara) is a village in Yemen. It is located in the Manakhah District of the Sanaʽa Governorate, in the Haraz Mountains. It is a former market town, lying along the Sana'a-Al-Hudayda road, and today is used as a base camp by trekkers.[3]
Al Hajjarah is built upon a precipice and is famous for its towering houses which are built onto the cliff faces.[4][5] Its citadel was founded in the 12th century by the Sulaihids, and became an important fortification during the Ottoman occupation of Yemen, given the strategic importance of the location.[3][4] Al Hajjarah is known to be a producer of pepper.[6]
Al Hajjarah contains the former residence of Imam Yahya Muhammad,[7] a signatory to the Italo-Yemeni Treaty of 1926.
