Rada'a

Arabic رداع Rada'a
Rada'a
Coordinates	14 ° 25 '  N , 44 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 14 ° 25 '  N , 44 ° 51'  E
Basic data
Country	Yemen
Governorate	al-Baida '
height	2120 m
Residents	57,215 (calculation 2012)

Rada'a ( Arabic رداع, DMG Radāʿ ) is a city in al-Baida Governorate in Yemen . The city has over 57,000 inhabitants (as of 2012).

Most of the buildings in Rada'a are made of bricks and covered with a layer of clay, which makes them stand out from the stone construction that is more common in Yemen. The Amiriya Mosque is located in the old town, which is partially surrounded by a stone wall. It was completed under the rule of the Tahirids in 1504 and restored in the 1990s, the building is no longer used as a mosque today. It is considered an important example of the Yemeni architecture of its time.

There is a bus connection to Sanaa, which is about 180 km northwest .

On January 15, 2012, the al-Qaeda terrorist network invaded the city and was able to take control of the city.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: World Gezatteer population data 2012
2. ^ Sights of Yemen
3. ↑ Amiriya Madrasa / Mosque Restoration Project ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Al Qaeda takes over city in Yemen on rp-online.de
5. ↑ http://www.taz.de/!85733/