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
Coordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″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

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  The Sanaʽa manuscript, found in Sanaʽa in 1972, is one of the oldest Quranic manuscripts in existence

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  Ottoman map of Sanaa, 1874

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  Dar al-Hajar, the residence of Imam Yahya in the Wādī Ẓahr (وادى ظهر) near Sanaʽa

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  A 1958 view of Taizz Road, just outside the Bab al-Yaman

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  View of Wadi as-Sailah street in 1988, with the minaret of the al-Mahdi Mosque visible in the background

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  Attabari Elementary School, Old City of Sanaʽa

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  Government 3 times, Yemen 1990 – 2012.

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  Jabal Nuqm (Arabic: جَبَل نُقْم) or Jabal Nuqum (Arabic: جَبَل نُقُم) of the Yemeni Sarawat in the area of Sanaa. Local legend has it that after the death of Noah, his son Shem built the city at the base of this mountain.

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  The 1,000-year-old Bab Al-Yemen (Gate of The Yemen) at the centre of the old town

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  Old Sana'a, Yemen