Sana'a
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Sana'a صنعاء Ṣan‘ā’ |
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 Sana'a
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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
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| 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 | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
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| Location | Yemen |
| Type | Historic, Cultural |
| Criteria | IV, V, VI |
| Reference | 385 |
| UNESCO region | Arab States |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
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.
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