Sana'a
capital city of Yemen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
capital city of Yemen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sana'a or Sanˤā' (Arabic: صنعاء, romanized as Ṣanʻāʼ or Sanaa), is the capital city of Yemen and the capital of Sana'a Governorate, but instead forms the separate governorate of ʾAmānat al-ʿĀṣimah (Arabic: أَمَانَة ٱلْعَاصِمَة). It had a population of 1,747,627 (as of 2004).
Sana'a
صنعاء Ṣanʿāʾ | |
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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 |
In the 2010s, it became a battlefield in the Civil War. The government moved to Aden as the city fell under control of the Houthi movement, on September 21, 2014.[1]
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