place · L0265

Ta'izz תעז

City of the southern Yemeni highlands in whose district R' Shalom Shabazi lived and wrote; his tomb there was for centuries a pilgrimage site for Yemenite Jews and Muslims alike.

I. Who

Hebrew
תעז
Also known as
Taiz, Ta'iz

III. Where

Modern location
Taiz, Yemen

V. How do we know

ClaimEvidenceConfidenceSources
R' Shalom Shabazi lived in the Ta'izz region (born at Najd al-Walid in the district of Sharab) and is buried in Ta'izz, where his grave became a shrine visited by Jews and Muslims. tradition external ★★★★☆

Referenced by: Shalom Shabazi