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Shar'ab ar-Rawnah District

Coordinates: 13°44′00″N 43°46′01″E / 13.7333°N 43.7669°E / 13.7333; 43.7669
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Shara'b Ar Rawnah District
شرعب الرونة
Map
Country Yemen
GovernorateTaiz
SeatAr Rawnah town
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
186,955
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Shara'b Ar Rawnah District (Arabic: مديرية شرعب الرونة) is a district of the Taiz Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 186,955 inhabitants.[1]

Etymology

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Shara'b Ar Rawnah is part of the Shara'b Mikhlaf that includes both Shara'b As Salam and Shara'b Ar Rawnah. The Mikhlaf was founded by the tribe of Banu Shar'ab, which is a tribe from Himyar. According to al-Hamdani and Nashwan al-Himyari, it is descended from Shar'ab Ibn Sahl Ibn Zaid Ibn 'Amru Ibn Qais Ibn Jusham Ibn Abd Shams Ibn Wail Ibn al-Ghwth Ibn Qotn Ibn 'Aurib Ibn Zuhir Ibn Aiman Ibn Homisa' Ibn Himyar. Ibn al-Kalbi and Ibn Khaldun say Shar'ab Ibn Qais without "Sahl Ibn Zaid Ibn ‘Amru". According to Ibn Sidah the word Sharoob (Arabic: شرعوب) means dates in classical Arabic and Shar'ab means a tall person with a well shaped body. The Sharabi spears (Arabic: الرماح الشرعبية) and an outer cloak called al-Shar'abiah (Arabic: الشرعبية) are attributed to the tribe of Shara'b.[2][3]

Sub-districts

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References

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  1. ^ "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  2. ^ الحنفي, علاء الدين مغلطاي بن قليج/البكجري (2011-01-01). إكمال تهذيب الكمال في أسماء الرجال 1-6 ج2 (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. p. 184.
  3. ^ خلدون, عبد الرحمن بن محمد الحضرمي/ابن (2016-01-01). تاريخ ابن خلدون 1-7 المسمى كتاب العبر وديوان المبتدأ والخبر ج2 (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. p. 260.

13°44′00″N 43°46′01″E / 13.7333°N 43.7669°E / 13.7333; 43.7669