Raymah Governorate _ Republic of Yemen

  

Raymah:

(Arabic: ريمة Raymah) is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Al Jabin. The governorate was established in January 2004 from parts of Sanaa Governorate. Its name derives from Wadi Rima, which crosses through the governorate.

Geography and districts[edit]

Raymah's topography is mostly mountainous

Raymah Governorate is located in the middle of Yemen's western mountain range, between 14.36°-14.88° north and 43.50°-44°) east. It is about 200 kilometers away from the capital, Sanaa. It borders Al Hudaydah Governorate to the west, Dhamar Governorate to the south and east, and Sanaa Governorate to the northeast.

Its area is roughly 1,915 square kilometers. According to the 2004 General Census of Population, Housing and Establishments in Yemen, the governorate's population was 394,448, with an annual growth rate of 3.04%.

The governorate contains three distinct geographic areas. Its western part includes Al Jafariyah District, Al Jabin District, and Bilad At Ta'am District, in the Al-Hawaz mountains. This area is very rocky. Its middle portion consists of high mountains, with elevations up to 2,950 meters above sea level, but also supports a variety of crops. The eastern section of the governorate includes As Salafiyah District and Mazhar District, and parts of the Al Jabin and Kusmah districts. The topography here is characterized by lower mountains interspersed with wide valleys and fertile agricultural plains.

Raymah Governorate‎‎ is one of ‎‎the Yemeni governorates‎‎ that was recently established during 2004, and is 200 km from the capital, Sana'a.‎

‎Raymah Governorate is located in the middle of the western mountain range and connects the governorate to Sana'a Governorate and part of Hudaydah Governorate to the north, Hudaydah Governorate to the west, Dhamar Governorate to the south, Dhamar Governorate and part of Sana'a Governorate to the east. It covers an area of about "1,915" km2 without Mezher District, and the population in it according to the results of the General Census of Population, Housing and Establishments for the year 2004 is "394.448" people and the population grows annually at a rate of "3.04%".‎

‎Naming Raymah Governorate‎

‎Raymah is a common name for a number of places in Yemen: Raymah al-Manakhi in al-Udayn, ‎‎Ibb‎‎ governorate, Raymah Hamid in Sanhan, ‎‎Sana'a‎‎ governorate, and Raymah is the name of a mountain in Bani Qais from Khaban, ‎‎Hajjah governorate‎‎.‎

‎ Historians mentioned it in relation to the tribe of Ashbat, which headed its successor, and it was mentioned - also - Barima al-Kubra, and it won the admiration of historians, so they said "any more" in mentioning its beauty, the abundance of its water, the fertility of its lands and the quality of its products until the Arabs called it the scape of Yemen, then those labels faded and became "Rima" without additions, and some insulation and roads in Raymah still bear the names of these breeds that history books talk about, including a number of Himyarite bellies, and as it is said – also – that it was named Rima deriving from "Reem" – which is Name for the gazelle – due to the gentleness of its inhabitants or relative to the beauty of its nature.‎

‎History of Raymah Governorate‎

‎The province of Raymah is considered one of the important historical theaters, as events have taken place since the pre-Islamic period, and the news pointed out that the history of Raymah dates back to the "third century BC", and that is the oldest reference to it, and "‎‎Al-Hamdani‎‎" believes that the first home of the Yemeni man was in this spot, where the site of "Shajban", which is the boundary between Mikhlaf Jablan and Makhalif west of Dhamar, and to him is attributed "denounces bin Qahtan"; And the areas of antiquities in it, and enumerates its valleys as described by its Mikhlaf, tribes, agricultural and animal production.‎

‎Rima in the inscriptions‎

‎One of the inscriptions found in Jabal Al-Domer showed Raymah as the province of Raymah from the states of the Qatabani state, and it has a tribe that follows the children of "Amma" - the god "Amma" the official god of the state of Qataban - which is the tribe of "Ajab", and that inscription mentioned the presence of two temples in Jabal Al-Domer for the god "Amma", and the control of the ‎‎Qatabani state‎‎ over Raymah meant surrounding the bottom of Jahran Al-Sabaean from its three eastern, southern and western sides, thus stopping the Sabaean settlement south in the plateau, in the ‎‎city of Dhamar‎‎, and west in ‎‎Shibam Kawkaban‎‎, on the one hand, and on the other hand, the control of the ‎‎ Kingdom of Qataban‎‎over Raymah is considered part of its plan to protect the coasts of the Red Sea, which was under its authority, but the lack of archaeological studies in Raymah made us ignorant of many of its roles in pre-Islamic times and after the decline of the Qatabani state.‎

‎Raymah became at one time the front lines of the Kingdom‎‎ of Sheba ‎‎and then the ‎‎Kingdom of Himyar‎‎ against the Al-Ahbash who controlled Tihama and the coasts of the Red Sea, then Rima played - also - in the Islamic period and until the modern era important roles, and many events took place on its lands, and those lands were in the late period coveted by many tribes of Yemen such as Khawlan and others, and families and families moved to them; Cows, in addition to the presence of bees in them, which produce large quantities of honey, have been famous for them since ancient times.‎

‎Valleys of Raymah Governorate‎

‎From the valleys of Raymah: Wadi Aluja and irrigates the lands of Zaraniq, Wadi Kalaba irrigates the lands of Mansuriyah, and Wadi Jahf, which flows into Wadi Siham.‎

‎Agriculture is one of the most prominent activities practiced by the residents of this promising governorate, where many vegetables, fruits, grains and coffee are grown, as well as animal and bee breeding and honey production. The climate of the province is characterized by cold in winter and mild in summer.‎

 

‎References‎‎:‎

1- محافظة ريمة- المركز الوطني للمعلومات بتاريخ 2018/1/21م.

Raymah Governorate's six districts are as follows:

• Al Jabin District
• Al Jafariyah District
• As Salafiyah District
• Bilad At Ta'am District
• Kusmah District
• Mazhar District

Adjacent governorates[edit]

• Al Hudaydah Governorate (west)
• Sanaa Governorate (north)
• Dhamar Governorate (east and south)

Language[edit]

Many people in the governorate speak Arabic with a Himyarite dialect, in which the first-person singular and second-person conjugations of verbs in perfect form end with the Arabic letter ك (equivalent to an English "k"), instead of ت ("t").

History[edit]

In 2022, flash floods killed six people in Raymah Governorate.^[2]

Agriculture[edit]

Terraced agriculture in Al-Jabin district

Raymah Governorate has long been a center of coffee cultivation; however, water shortages are a major constraint.^[3]

In addition to coffee, farmers in Raymah Governorate grow many vegetables, fruits, grains, honey, and livestock.

References[edit]

1. ^ "Statistical Yearbook 2011". Central Statistical Organisation. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
2. ^ AlTaher, Nada (July 26, 2022). "Yemen flash floods kill 17 people including two children". The National. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
3. ^ Coffee Production Assessment in Raymah Governorate - Yemen (PDF) (Report). REACH. April 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

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‎Location of Raymah Governorate in Yemen‎ :-

‎The Yemeni‎‎ governorate is known for its rugged high mountains, it lies among the clouds, and there are many valleys that are characterized by its fertility, with an area of approximately 1,915 km2, and the governorate is located between the western mountain range, and Raymah is connected to Sana'a governorate, and from the northern side it connects to Hodeidah governorate, and from the west it connects to Hodeidah governorate, Dhamar governorate from the southern side, and it connects from the east to Dhamar governorate.‎

‎ History of Raymah Governorate ‎:-

‎The province of Raymah is of civilization and historical importance, and prominent historical events have taken place in it that began since the pre-Islamic period, and the newsmen said that the history of the province dates back to the third century BC, as Al-Hamdani believes that Raymah was the first home of the Yemeni man throughout history, and this is because it is located in the same location as Shajban, which is the border that separates Mikhlaf Jablan and Makhalif west of Dhamar, as it was said that Al-Hamdani was standing at Raymah for a long time to describe its mountains, fortresses and archaeological areas, and it was He mentions its valleys, talks about the tribes that inhabited it, and describes its agricultural and livestock production.‎

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Raimah Aljabin Governorate in Yemen‎ :-

‎Yemen‎‎ embraces a large part of the history of the Arabian Peninsula and the history of the Arabs as a whole, but it is a witness to the beginning of the history of mankind with the earth, where there were traces and evidence dating back to the Paleolithic age, and burials from the Neolithic period, and the greatest kingdoms known in the history of ancient mankind were established on its ‎‎ land, such as the Kingdom of Sheba, the Kingdom of Himyar, the Kingdom of Hadhramaut, the Kingdom of Maeen and the Kingdom of Qatban, Yemen was never Once just a land on the sidelines of the world, but it was one of the pioneers in making the system of the state or the Kingdom integrated organized, and its kingdoms were famous and its people were the first force that gives them from the neighborhood and respects them and their power is aware of other kingdoms outside Yemen, so when we talk about any region in Yemen, we are talking about one of the theaters of history that reflects to us different eras passed on this land and inhabited it, building its civilization on it and leaving us some traces that tell us what happened in the past time.‎

‎The governorate of Raymah Al-Jabain is one of the oldest and oldest areas of Yemen that Yemeni people have inhabited since the dawn of their history on this land, and one of the most famous and important cities in Yemen for the state.‎

‎Raimah Al-Jabain Governorate‎

‎The center of Al-Jabain is the capital of the governorate and its main directorates, so the famous we have the name of Rima Al-Jabin, but the most correct and known inside Yemen is the name of the province of Raymah only, throughout history its name has been associated with other names, so it was said that the Great Rima and Rima Al-Ashbat relative to the Al-Ashbat tribe, which inhabited the city and headed it for a period of time, and finally the governorate settled in the name of Raymah Governorate only, and Rima is a name derived from Al-Reem, which is the gazelle, and it was said that it was called this name for the goodness and gentleness of its people and also for the beauty of its nature.

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A brief history of Raimah Aljabin‎

‎The history of the province according to the oldest references we have reached from the news about it to the third century BC, and Hamdani believes that the first home of the Yemeni man was in this land and its surroundings, and Hamdani had inherited to us a lot of writings in which he described Rima and the beauty of nature in it, its mountains, fortresses and archaeological areas, and also gave us a comprehensive view of its religion and the tribes that inhabited it and the abundance of its goodness from agriculture and animals, and inscriptions were found in the mountains dating back to the Kingdom of Qatban, and some of these inscriptions indicated the presence of Two temples in Jabal Al-Dummar for the god uncle of the god of the Qatabani state, and after the time of the Qatabani state passed, Rima was dominated by the Sabaeans, as it became one of the most important areas of the Kingdom of Sheba, and then the Kingdom of Himyar relied on Rima mainly to support their state in Yemen, until it reached the Islamic conquest, and Rima was throughout its history an area of conflict and conflicts because of its good climate, wonderful nature and fertile land, and it was famous over time for producing large quantities of bee honey, which abounds in Its mountains.‎

‎Information about Raimah Al-Jabain Governorate‎

‎It is located in the middle of the western mountain range and shares its borders with Hodeidah Governorate from the west and parts of it from the north, Dhamar Governorate from the south and from the east, the capital Sana'a from the north and part of it from the east, and it is about 200 square kilometers from the capital, and the population of Raymah Governorate constitutes only about 1.05% of the total population of the Republic of Yemen, and its total area is 1,915 square kilometers divided into 6 main directorates: The country of food, Salafism, forehead, flower, kasma, and Jaafari.‎

‎The governorate also includes a large number of archaeological areas, most notably: the Great Mosque, the Ribat Al-Nahari Mosque, the Al-Awar Mosque, the Goran Fort, the Masoud Fort, the Danwa Fort, the Mashham Fort, the Taweelah Fort, Al-Qishla, and the village of Al-Gharra, all of them in the capital of the province, Al-Jabain District, as for the most prominent archaeological sites in the other directorates, they are: Jabal Dhalamlam Castle, Jabal Al-Joun, Al-Balul village, Sheba shop (Al-Haqab village), Jabal Aswad, Al-Qazaa Mosque, and many other mosques, forts and historical villages that abound in the province of Rima or It is also famous for its forehead brim.

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