Jibla
Government
Dschibla (also: Dhu Jibla or Dschibbla, Dschiblah and Jiblah; Arab جبلة, Ǧibla DMG ) is a small town in the Yemeni province of Ibb, about 6 km as the crow south-west of Ibb, halfway on the road from Sanaa to Aden. The city is bordered by two rivers and nestled on the edge of a basalt cone. From the 15th century three bridges are obtained, which stretch across the two arms of the river. Due to the hillside location, the city is divided into an upper and lower town. Dschibla and its surroundings were in 2002 - even obligation - be queued in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List as a supposed common cultural heritage.
The city's name is attributed to a Jewish potter who worked in Dschibla and Jebilah said.
History
The importance Dschiblas goes back to the art- historically significant Grand Mosque from the 11th century. Conceived as the grave mosque building was built on the initiative of well-known for their energetic Queen Arwa bint Ahmad affairs (Arabic أروى بنت أحمد, Arwa bint Ahmad DMG, * 1050, † 1138 ) from the Ismaili dynasty of the Sulaihiden ( 1086-1138 ). She was the daughter of the dynasty founder Ali al - Sulaihi (Arabic أبي الحسن علي بن محمد الصليحي, DMG Abī l - Ḥasan ʿ Alī b. Muḥammad aṣ - Ṣulaiḥī ) and was the seat of government after the death of her husband al - Mukarram Ahmad ( أحمد المكرم بن علي, DMG Aḥmad al - Mukarram b. ʿ Alī ) and thus also the Yemeni capital of Sana'a moved to Dhu Dschibla, from where they launched a glamorous era government.
Arwa bint - Aḥmad - Mosque
The Arwa bint - Aḥmad - mosque, the Great Mosque or Friday Mosque of Dschibla, impressed with two white, delicate brick minarets. There is a mosque courtyard with several corridors. On the west side near the mihrab, the resting place of the ruler is ( grave stone). In the Middle Ages, the mosque was considered a synonym and symbol of wisdom Arwas and is still regarded as the most magnificent of all of their set architectural monuments.
The mosque has a very valuable library, which houses a variety of rare manuscripts on Islam and the Arabic language. Among them is a manuscript of the Koran, whose writing is thought more than 700 years ago. Arwa bint Ahmad also be made strong for the education of women and encouraged them to do so. Also about the library will rich testimony because it found women wrote pamphlets. These circumstances brought Dschibla a reputation for being a city of the mind, knowledge and science.
Qasr al - Mu'ez
On the mountain, the Religious Institute is located. From there one has a good view over the surrounding countryside and Dschibla itself The old - former four-story - Queens Palace ( Qasr al - Mu'ez ) has disintegrated. Once Arwa bint Ahmad lived here and met in the palace their political decisions. The palace is said to have consisted of 365 rooms, with a model that should have been out 365 days existing year. In order to provide maximum potential nocturnal attackers difficulty proximity test, they should have spent every night in a different room. Today there are just two rooms.
Next to the palace is a museum in honor of Queen Arwa bint Ahmad, who had also applied considerable financial expenses for the investment of vegetable terraces ( around the mountain ). Even today these terraces.
Townscape and environment
Dschibla has many small and steep streets that connect the lower-lying with the upper city districts. Tight bustling souks and stately - up to five-story - Stone houses and other centuries-old mosques give the town a typical yemeni stamp.
Since Dschibla lies on two rivers and has abundant water resources, the region is very fertile. In addition, the whole area is considered very rainy. In contrast to most other territories in Yemen can easily grow fruit and vegetables.