Where Is the City of A'thar Located?

The historic city of A'thar is situated on the Red Sea coast in Sabya Governorate, affiliated with Jazan Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It emerged during pre-Islamic times and remained significant until the tenth century.

A'thar was one of the now-vanished archaeological settlements on the Red Sea coast in Sabya Governorate, approximately forty km north of Jazan City. Today, its boundaries are marked by an iron fence delineating the estimated limits.

A'thar City was a key station along the coastal pilgrimage and trade route between Makkah al-Mukarramah and the southern Arabian Peninsula. It hosted a vital port among the ports of Tihama on the Red Sea and, during the Abbasid Caliphate, was home to one of the prominent coin-minting houses. The city is linked to the A'thari dinar, one of the notable gold coins minted in the Arabian Peninsula in the tenth century.