Besides being the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century, the city played an important role in the Arab and Muslim world for many centuries because of its Islamic university.

• 除了在13世纪到15世纪曾作为首都，几个世纪以来由于宰比得的伊斯兰大学，该城在阿拉伯和穆斯林世界也起着重要作用。