Raydah
Raydah (sometimes transliterated Raidah or al-Raidah) is a large market town located 49 km north of Sana'a, and 11 miles north of Amran, in northwestern Yemen. In previous years, before most Yemeni Jews emigrated, the Suq al-yahud or Jewish market was held here.
In 2009, the Jewish community numbered 266 persons. The community operates three synagogues and two schools. During the Gaza War tensions with local Muslims increased and an Islamic extremist murdered a Jewish teacher and kosher butcher, Moshe Ya'ish al-Nahari, after demanding he convert to Islam. The last time an incident of this kind occurred in Raydah was in 1986 when two Jews were killed. Following Nahari's murder, the Jewish community expressed how vulnerable they felt, and complained that they had been harassed and threatened by extremists. They requested assistance from the government. In June 2009, 16 Jewish families who resided in the town left for Israel. Nahari's wife and nine children also moved to Israel.
* Moshe Ya'ish al-Nahari
In 2009, the Jewish community numbered 266 persons. The community operates three synagogues and two schools. During the Gaza War tensions with local Muslims increased and an Islamic extremist murdered a Jewish teacher and kosher butcher, Moshe Ya'ish al-Nahari, after demanding he convert to Islam. The last time an incident of this kind occurred in Raydah was in 1986 when two Jews were killed. Following Nahari's murder, the Jewish community expressed how vulnerable they felt, and complained that they had been harassed and threatened by extremists. They requested assistance from the government. In June 2009, 16 Jewish families who resided in the town left for Israel. Nahari's wife and nine children also moved to Israel.
* Moshe Ya'ish al-Nahari
Map - Raydah
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Country - Yemen
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It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. Yemen is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the Arabian Peninsula, occupying 555,000 km2, with a coastline stretching about 2000 km. Its constitutionally stated capital, and largest city, is Sanaa. As of 2023, Yemen has an estimated population of 34.2 million.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| YER | Yemeni rial | ï·¼ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| AR | Arabic language |