Al-Sudah

Al-Sudah, also As Sudah (Arabic: السودة al-Sūdah), is a town in 'Amran Governorate, Yemen.

It is the seat of As Sudah District.

[1][2] It is a sizeable administrative center, located in the highlands west of Khamir.

[2] Al-Sudah is first mentioned in 1330 (730 AH), in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn.

From then on it is mentioned frequently as a town and military stronghold, along with its fortress called Qarn al-Naʽi.