Bayt al-Faqih
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Bayt al-Faqih or Beit al-Faqih (archaic Betelfaguy and Buthfoukie; Arabic: بيت الفـــقية Bayt al-Faqīh) is a city in Al Hudaydah Governorate in Yemen. It is located on the pilgrimage and trade route across the Tihamah plain between Al Hudaydah and Ta'izz. It is 50km south of Al Hudaydah and 150km southwest of the Yemeni capital of San‘a’ and lies at an altitude of 122m. Its population was 28,773 in the 1994 census ans estimated at 41,652 in 2005.
Although today most of the population of Bayt al-Faqih work the weaving or jewelry industries, the city was historically known as the source of coffee exported through the port of Mocha. The town's Friday souk (market) is a remnant of the town's once-thriving coffee trade.
[edit] External links
- "Hodeidah" with information on Bayt Al-Faqih at Yemen Old Splendour Tours
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