Al-Mahaqirah

Al-Mahaqirah is a small village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It lies about 15 km from Sanaa, just east of the road to Ta'izz.

History

The earliest known mention of Matnah in historical sources is in 1396, in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn. That year, its fort was destroyed by one Ali ibn Salah al-Din.