Dammaj

Dammaj is a small town in the Sa'dah Governorate of north-western , southeast by road from Sa'dah in a valley of the same name. Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i established the Madrasah Dar al-Hadith in Dammaj in 1979, an important center of learning for followers of the Salafi creed, who made up the majority of the town.
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  • Type: Village with 15,600 residents
  • Description: village in Saada Governorate, Yemen
  • Also known as: Al Khilal”, “Damāj”, “Damāj, Dammāj, Damaj, Dammaj”, and “Dimāj

Dammaj

Latitude
16.88758° or 16° 53′ 15″ north
Longitude
43.81263° or 43° 48′ 46″ east
Population
15,600
Elevation
1,896 metres (6,220 feet)
Open location code
7H85VRQ7+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1219283945
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
406649
Wiki­data ID
Q3012928
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Dammaj” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: دماج
  • Cebuano: Dammāj
  • Dutch: Dammaj
  • Egyptian Arabic: دماج
  • French: Dammaj
  • German: Dammaj
  • Indonesian: Dammaj
  • Irish: Dammaj
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Dammaj
  • Persian: شهر دماج
  • Russian: Даммадж
  • Ukrainian: Даммадж
  • Urdu: دماج

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