San'a

Sana'a صنعاء Ṣan‘ā’
City
Sana'a Location in Yemen
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 division	Amanat Al Asimah
Occupation	Houthis (Ansar Allah)
Government
• Type	Local
Area
• City	126 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Population (2012)
• City	1,937,451
• Metro	2,167,961
Time zone	GMT+3

Old City of Sana'a

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Yemen
Area	3,450 km2 (3.71×1010 sq ft)
Criteria	IV, V, VI
Reference	385
Coordinates	15°21′N 44°12′E / 15.35°N 44.2°E / 15.35; 44.2
Inscription	(Unknown Session)
Website	www.sanaacity.com
Location of Sana'a
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Sana'a (also spelled Sanaa or Sana; Arabic: صنعاء‎‎ Ṣan‘ā’ pronounced [sˤɑnʕaːʔ], Yemeni Arabic: [ˈsˤɑnʕɑ]) is the largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sana'a Governorate. The city is not part of the Governorate, but forms the separate administrative district of "Amanat Al-Asemah". Under the Yemeni constitution, Sana'a is the capital of the country, although the seat of the internationally recognised government moved to Aden in the aftermath of the 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état. Aden was declared as the temporary capital by President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in March 2015.

Sana'a is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. At an elevation of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), it is also one of the highest capital cities in the world. Sana'a has a population of approximately 1,937,500 (2012), making it Yemen's largest city.

The old city of Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has a distinctive visual character due to its unique architectural characteristics, most notably expressed in its multi-storey buildings decorated with geometric patterns. In the conflict that raged in 2015, bombs hit UNESCO sites. Located here is the Great Mosque of Sana'a, the largest in the city.