Matnah

Matnah is a small village in Bani [Matar District] of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. Located to the southeast of Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, it serves as a stopping place on the road between Sanaa and Al-Hudaydah.

History

The earliest known mention of Matnah in historical sources is in 1275. It had a reservoir, mentioned in the Ghayat al-Amani of Yahya ibn Al-Husayn, as well as in a manuscript by Muhammad ibn Salah al-Sharafi.