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Al-Mahweet Town


1- Al-Samarah:

It is situated in the old market, westwards of Al-Masna'h Fort, the importance of this construction was very common in taking up lodgings for travelers, passers by and traders who were traveling from neighboring towns, they were taking rest along with their caravans because of tiredness, then they continue traveling to distribute their own goods, the citizens of the town say that the Samsarah was in a good condition till 1995, the roofs were fell down due to the heavy rain and carelessness.

2- Radman Fort:

It is located in the northeast of the province center. It's height is about 500m., people reach there through a paved road, which goes to the Fort's entry in the eastward, and there is another road in the west. At the center of the fort, you can find remains of foundations and constructions. The slopes were used to make a water block which extends through small canal goes to a stoned concealed pond. In the Fort you can find huge concaved-shape stones, which have hollows in them, as if they were used in grinding the sesame. Generally, the Fort was as a heading defensive center, which looks up most of Al-Mahweet countrysides and its highest mountains.

3- Al-Tabs Mountain:

It is known as Masnat Al-Tabs, it was mentioned by Al-Hamdani's book titled "The Characteristic of Arab Island". According to the mentioned name we can conclude that some people inhabited the mountain during the pre-Islam period. Nowadays, it is used as an Administrative Office in Mahweet. The Fort was constructed on a high mountain mound.

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