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Dar Amar (دار عمر), Yemen

Dar Amar, Yemen

The village of Dar Amar (דאר עמר, دار عمر), Yemen (תימן, اليمن). The village is near Sana'a. 

Description

Dar Amar had a population of about 80 families before the community left. There was one synagogue and it was adjacent to the beth midrash. The Jews lived in a walled off area but near the Muslims. The houses were generally 2-3 stories and the local terrain was flat, not so hilly. 

Dar Amar, Yemen

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Sources

Interview with A.M. 


See also, the Encyclopedia of Yemeni Jewish Communities, אנציקלופדיה לקהילות היהודיות בתימן, published by Machon Leheker Hachmei Teiman, page 137.