Bayt Baws
Bayt Baws is a historic village and fortress in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is a largely deserted Jewish settlement. It is located to the south of Sanaa, in a strategic position on the western side of the Sanaa plain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: المصور أنس الحاج, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: village in Sana’a Governorate, Yemen
- Also known as: “Bayt Būs”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shohdaa Alsabeen School.
Shohdaa Alsabeen School
School
Shohada Al Sabeen School is a school located in the Hadda neighborhood of the southern outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen, located immediately north of Hadda Park.It is noted for its summer camp. Shohdaa Alsabeen School is situated 3½ km north of Bayt Baws.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balsanah and Artil.
Balsanah
Locality
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. The capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah.
Artil
Village
Artil is a village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is located 2 km due south of Bayt Baws.
Bayt Mahfad
Village
Bayt Mahfad, also spelled Bayt Mahfid, is a village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. Bayt Mahfad is situated 4 km southwest of Bayt Baws.
Bayt Baws
- Categories: neighborhood of Yemen, village of Yemen, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bani Matar District, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
15.27153° or 15° 16′ 18″ northLongitude
44.20288° or 44° 12′ 10″ eastPopulation
6,770Elevation
2,341 metres (7,680 feet)Open location code
7H7676C3+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5443513691OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
76941Wikidata ID
Q4874879
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Bayt Baws” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت بوس”
- Arabic: “حي بيت بوس”
- Arabic: “قرية بيت بوس”
- Dutch: “Bayt Baws”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حى بيت بوس”
- French: “Bayt Baws”
- Hausa: “Bayt Baws”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bayt Baws”
- Persian: “بیت بوس”
- Persian: “حی بیت بوس (صنعاء)”
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