Sana'a

Sana'a or Sanˤā' (Arabic: صنعاء, romanized as Ṣanʻāʼ or Sanaa), is the capital city of Yemen and the center of Sana'a Governorate. It had a population of 1,747,627 (as of 2004). In the 2010s it became a battlefield in the Civil War and the government moved to Aden.

صنعاء Ṣanʿāʾ
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Coordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E / 15.34833; 44.20639Coordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E / 15.34833; 44.20639
Country Yemen
Administrative divisionAmanat Al Asimah
Government
 • TypeLocal
 • Mayor: Abdulrahman al-AkwaaNuman Dowaid
Elevation
7,380 ft (2,250 m)
Population
 (2004)
 • City1,747,627
 • Metro
2,167,961
Time zoneGMT+3


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