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Governorate of Yemen

For the capital city of Yemen, see Sana'a.

Governorate in Azal Region, Yemen

Sanaa صَنْعَاء
Governorate
Coordinates: 15°21′N 44°12′E / 15.350°N 44.200°E / 15.350; 44.200
Country Yemen
Region Azal Region
Seat Sana'a
Government
• Governor Abdul Qawi Sharif (pro-Hadi Government)
Area
• Total 15,052 km2 (5,812 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total 2,409,000
• Density 160.0/km2 (414.5/sq mi)

Jabal Nuqm or Jabal Nuqum in the area of Sana'a. Local legend has it that after the death of Noah, his son Shem built the city at the base of this mountain.[2]

Sanaa (Arabic: صَنْعَاء _Ṣanʿāʾ), also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. The capital is Sana'a, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sana'a is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah. The Governorate covers an area of 13,850 km2 (5,350 sq mi). As of 2004, the population was 2,918,379 inhabitants. Within this place is Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jabal Hadhur,[3][4][5] the highest mountain in the nation and the Arabian Peninsula.[6][7]

Adjacent governorates

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Sana'a Governorate is divided into the following 16 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:

Arabia's highest mountain, Jabal Hadhur[3][4][5] or Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb of the Harazi subrange of the Sarat range,[6][7] is in Bani Matar district[5]

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  1. ^ "Statistical Yearbook 2011". Central Statistical Organisation. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "3: Sana'a". Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.
  3. ^ a b c زبارة, محمد بن محمد بن يحيى اليمني/الصنعاني (1998-01-01). نيل الوطر من تراجم رجال اليمن في القرن الثالث عشر 1-2 ج1 (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah (دار الكتب العلمية). ISBN 978-2-7451-2623-8.
  4. ^ a b c Gazetteer of Arabia. Vol. II [1044] (81/688). Qatar Digital Library. 1917. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. ^ a b c d "Jabal an-Nabī Shu'ayb, Bani Matar, Sanaa, Yemen". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  6. ^ a b Robert D. Burrowes (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 5–340. ISBN 978-0-8108-5528-1.
  7. ^ a b McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "1: Background". Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.