Bin Afrar Palace

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The Bin Afrar Palace, also known as Fort Afrar, [1] is a palace in Qishn, al-Mahrah Governorate. It was the seat for the sultans of the Mahra Sultanate. [2] [3]

Overview

The palace is known as Beit Hanub in the Mehri language, which means "the big house". The palace was built in 1287, and in 2014 AD it was restored by Abdullah bin Isa Al Afrar. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Yemen's Al-Mahra: From Isolation to the Eye of a Geopolitical Storm - Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies". sanaacenter.org. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  2. 1 2 "مدينة قشن في محافظة المهرة.. عاصمة السلطنة العفرارية". الثورة نت (in Arabic). 2015-03-16. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  3. 1 2 "قناة الغد المشرق | (دروب_مشرقة) | قصر السلطان بن عفرار تاريخ وعراقة بقلب قشن (رمضان_وقاية_أمان) لمشاهدة الحلقة الكاملة". موقع نبض. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  4. ↑ "اخبار محلية". sahafahnet.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. ↑ الغد, عدن. "افتتاح قصر السلطان بن عفرار التاريخي بمديرية قشن بالمهرة". عدن الغد. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  6. ↑ "سلطان المهرة يفتتح قصــر "المصبح" بعد ترميمه يمني سبورت". yemenisport.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  7. ↑ "مدينة قشن في محافظة المهرة.. عاصمة السلطنة العفرارية". الثورة نت (in Arabic). 2015-03-16. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
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