An ancient historical centers and a
fortified citadel about 2800 m above sea level, the city is walled from the
north and is fortified naturally from the other directions. It was a capital of
Bani Sharaf Al-Deen in the 9th century AH (15 the century AD) . It is
cauterized by beautiful architectural design. Most of its houses were destroyed
in the past and were rebuilt. It was reputed as a school of music. It is said
that it was named so because it had two palaces decorated with precious stones.
Each of them was called “ a star” (Literally Planet”, so it is Kawkaban (two
stars) attributed to
