Dar al-Hajar

Coordinates: 15°26′28″N 44°07′31″E / 15.441012°N 44.125255°E / 15.441012; 44.125255

Dar al-Hajar palace (2009)

The Dar al-Hajar (Arabic: دار الحجر, "Stone House") is a royal palace located in Wadi Dhar near Sana‘a, Yemen.

It was the residence of Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, ruler of Yemen. The building on top of a rock was built as a summer retreat.

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