(i.e. house of the saint), an unvalled town situated in Arabia Yemen, on a barren sandy plain, protected against the predatory incursions of the Arabs by a castle, in which the governor resides. It carries on an extensive trade in coffee, which grows on the hills 16 miles distant, and is carried to Mocha, the shipping port, and thence exported to Egypt, the East Indies, and to Europe. The trade of Beit el Fakih is carried on solely by the caravans; and the coffee is either sold for specie or for such goods as are required for the use of the inhabitants, who number about 8000. It is 24 miles E.S.E. of Loebia, and 60 leagues N. by E. from Mocha. Long. 43° 23' E. Lat. 14° 32' N.