Sanaa, Yemen

Sana'a
صنعاء
Ṣan‘ā’

City

Clockwise from top:
Sana'a skyline, Old City, National Museum of Yemen, Bab al-Yaman, Saleh Mosque

Sana'a

Location in Yemen

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

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

AST (UTC+3)

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Official name

Old City of Sana'a

Type

Cultural

Criteria

iv, v, vi

Designated

1986

Reference no.

[1]

State Party

Yemen

Region

Arab States

**Old City of Sana'a**
صنعاء
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location	Yemen, Yemen
Coordinates	15°21′N 44°12′E / 15.35°N 44.2°E / 15.35; 44.2
Area	3,450 km² (3.71×10¹⁰ sq ft)
Criteria	IV, V, VI
Reference	385
Inscription	1986 ( 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 Abdrabbuh 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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