Culte des saints à Zabid

Zabid, once the most populous city in Arabia during the medieval period, emerged as a significant center of urban development and political power under the rule of the Aghlabid and Mahdide emirs. Located 25 km from the Red Sea in Yemen's Tihama coastal plain, Zabid flourished between the Wādī Rima′ to the north and the Wādī Zabīd, becoming a prominent hub alongside Sanaa and Mecca. Founded in 820 by Emir Muhammad b. Ziyād under Caliph al-Ma’mūn's patronage, the city's strategic position and fertile surroundings facilitated its rise as a key cultural and administrative metropolis in the region.

Mochtari de Pierrepont, Z. (2022). Culte des saints à Zabid. Atlas Des Mondes Musulmans Médiévaux, 180–181. https://doi.org/10.4000/13tkz