Jaww Al Yamamah
About the place
- Country : Saudi Arabia , Al Kharj
- Address : 24°11'34.2"N 47°21'07.3"E
- Category : Plains and Mountains
Jaww Al Yamamah
Historic overview:
Jaww Al-Yamamah: which is known as Jaww Al-Khudarim in Al Kharj.
Jaww: Al Yamamah was called Jaww in the past, then it was called Yamamah.
Al-Asma’i said that Al Yamamah: the name of a blue eye female who was seeing the passenger from a three-day walk.
Al-Yamamah: A country whose name was Al Jaww, so it was called after the name of this girl who added to this country so much, and then it was known as Jaww Al Yamamah.
This place has a very important role in the heritage and Arabic literature as it was mentioned so much by writers and poets.
Current location:
Al-Yamamah is located in the middle of the Arabian Peninsula, and is bordered from the south by the slopes of Sarawat mountains from valleys like Wadi (Tathleeth), Wadi (Bisha), Wadi (Rania), and from the north by the sand separating this region from the region of Qassim, Nufud Al-Thuwaiyrat and Nufud Al-Mustawi.
Resources:
"Lisan Al Arab" by Ibn Manzoor
"Mo’jam Al-Yamamah" for Abdullah bin Khamis 1/387
"Ala Khota Al Arab" program by Dr. Eid Al-Yahya, Part 2, Episode 3
