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Town in Saada Governorate, Yemen
Dammaj دماج
Town
Dar Al-Hadeeth (left) in DammajDar Al-Hadeeth (left) in Dammaj
Dammaj is located in YemenDammajDammajLocation in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°53′38″N 43°48′08″E / 16.89389°N 43.80222°E / 16.89389; 43.80222
Country Yemen
GovernorateSaada Governorate
DistrictAs Safra
Government
 • TypeLocal
Population
 • Total15,626
Time zoneGMT+3
ClimateBWh

Dammaj (Arabic: دماج, romanized: Dammāj) is a small town in the Sa'dah Governorate of north-western Yemen, southeast by road from Sa'dah in a valley of the same name.

Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i established the Madrasah Dar al-Hadith in Dammaj in 1979, an important center of learning for followers of the Salafi creed, who make up the majority of the town. In 2014, the non-local Salafis, including all of the students there, were evicted.

The town was at the target of the Siege of Dammaj, and in November 2013, further sectarian violence between militants of the Houthi-led Shia movement and Sunnis erupted in the town, creating many casualties; some 50 had been killed by the start of the second week. In one incident in late November, a mine exploded as a military vehicle was passing by, killing two Yemeni soldiers.

References

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  2. Cesari, Jocelyne (25 July 2013). Why the West Fears Islam: An Exploration of Muslims in Liberal Democracies. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 381. ISBN 978-1-137-25820-5.
  3. Mahoney, Richard D. (2004). Getting Away with Murder: The Real Story Behind American Taliban John Walker Lindh and what the U.S. Government Had to Hide. Arcade Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-55970-714-5.
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  5. Al-Sakkaf, Nasser. "Non-local Salafis evicted from Dammaj" (Archived 2016-01-03 at the Wayback Machine). Yemen Times. 14 January 2014. Retrieved on 3 January 2016.
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  8. "Yemen soldiers killed despite rebel-Salafist truce". France24. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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