Kawkaban Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Village in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen
About Kawkaban
An ancient historical centers and a fortified citadel about 2800 m above sea level, the city is walled from the north and is fortified naturally from the other directions. It was a capital of Bani Sharaf Al-Deen in the 9th century AH (15th century AD) . It is characterized by beautiful architectural design. Most of its houses were destroyed in the past, and rebuilt. It was reputed as a school of music. It is said that it was named so because it had two palaces decorated with precious stones. Each of them was called " a star" (Literally Planet", so it is Kawkaban (two stars) attributed to these two palaces.
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