Al-Hajarayn | |
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Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Hadhramaut |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al-Hajarayn or Hagarein [1] is a village in east-central Yemen. It is located on the Wadi Kasr, in the lower part of the Wadi Duan. [1]
In the 1890s, Theodore Bent and his wife, Mabel Bent, visited Al-Hajarayn. At the time, it was ruled by Sultan Abdul M'Barrek Hamout al Kaiti. Bent stated that although the Sultan was "not entirely under Makalla [ Qu'aiti]" despite being under their influence. [2] By 1901, Al-Hajarayn had fallen under Qu'aiti rule alongside the rest of Wadi Duan. [3]
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