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°ECoordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E | |
Country | Yemen |
Administrative division | Amanat Al Asimah |
Government | |
• Type | Local |
• Mayor: Abdulrahman al-Akwaa | Numan Dowaid |
Elevation | 7,380 ft (2,250 m) |
Population (2004) | |
• City | 1,747,627 |
• Metro | 2,167,961 |
Time zone | GMT+3 |
Sana'a Media
The Sanaʽa manuscript, found in Sanaʽa in 1972, is one of the oldest Quranic manuscripts in existence
Dar al-Hajar, the residence of Imam Yahya in the Wādī Ẓahr (وادى ظهر) near Sanaʽa
A 1958 view of Taizz Road, just outside the Bab al-Yaman
View of Wadi as-Sailah street in 1988, with the minaret of the al-Mahdi Mosque visible in the background
Government 3 times, Yemen 1990 – 2012.
The 1,000-year-old Bab Al-Yemen (Gate of The Yemen) at the centre of the old town