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Badan (Ba'dan), Yemen
The area and village of Badan (Ba'dan, בעדאן, بعدان), Yemen (תימן, اليمن), near Ibb (אב, اب).
Description
The village had about 40 Jewish people and served as a central village for Jews in other villages which did not have enough men for a minyan.
The local ruler was Sheikh Amin and he was kind to the local Jews. The synagogue was a standalone building and boys would learn religious subjects in the same building.
חיו יהודים בכפר הזה לפני העלייה הגדולה.
عاش يهودين في هذا الموضع في القرن العشرين.
Badan, Yemen
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Sources
Interview with H. Duman.
See also, The Encyclopedia of Yemenite Jewish Communities (Hebrew) p. 73.