Minaeans

The Minaean people were the inhabitants of the kingdom of Ma'in (Old South Arabian mʿn, vocalized Maʿīn; modern Arabic معين Maʿīn) in modern day Yemen, dating back to the 6th century BCE-150 BCE It was located along the strip of desert called Ṣayhad by medieval Arab geographers, which is now known as Ramlat Dehem

The Minaean people were one of four ancient Yemeni groups mentioned by Eratosthenes. The others were the Sabaeans, Ḥaḑramites and Qatabānians. Each of these had regional kingdoms in ancient Yemen, with the Minaeans in the north-west (in Wādī al-Jawf), the Sabaeans to the south-east of them, the Qatabānians to the south-east of the Sabaeans, and the Ḥaḑramites east of them. The miners lived in the goveroranate in Aljauf northern Yemen. A majority of the Dhu Hussayn tribe consider themselves grandchildren of the mineans along with Dhu Hussayns sister tribe Dhu Mohamed. The leaders of these two tribes of Dhu Hussayn the Alshaif clan or family they are also the Sheiks or leaders of Daham the federation of the two tribes bani nauf and Dhu Hussayn.

Măcin

Măcin (Romanian pronunciation: [məˈt͡ʃin]; Turkish: Maçin) is a town in Tulcea County, in the Dobrudja region of Romania.

Location

Măcin is located in the north-western part of the Dobrudja region, in Tulcea County. The city is located at the intersection of the DN22 (E87) and DN22D national roads. The DN22 road links it to the Romanian capital, Bucharest (230 km to the West, via Brăila) and to cities of Isaccea and Tulcea (to the East). The DN22D road connects Măcin through a southern route with Tulcea and Constanţa. According to the 2011 census, the population numbered 7,666 inhabitants, composed of 91.46% Romanians, 4.8% Roma, 2.92% Turks and 0.37% Russian Lipovans.

History

The town is located on an ancient Celtic settlement, named Arrubium. It was then included in the Getic polities of Rhemaxos and Zyraxes, then conquered by the Roman Empire, which stationed a cavalry unit in this place between 99 and 241 AD. The ruins of the old Roman fortifications, could be seen today on the top of "Cetate" Hill. Part of the Bulgarian, Byzantine and later Ottoman Empire, it was included for some time in the Wallachian and Moldavian voivodates.