Coordinates | 34°03′″N118°15′″N |
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Official name | Sana'a |
Native name | |
Settlement type | |
Motto | |
Dot x | |dot_y |
Pushpin map | Yemen |
Pushpin label position | bottom |
Pushpin map caption | Location in Yemen |
Coordinates region | YE |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | |
Subdivision type1 | Administrative division |
Subdivision name1 | Amanat Al Asimah |
Subdivision name2 | |
Government type | Local |
Leader title | Mayor: Abdulrahman al-Akwaa |
Leader name | Numan Dowaid |
Leader title1 | |
Established title | |
Established title2 | |
Established title3 | |
Established date3 | 1167 |
Unit pref | Imperial |
Area total km2 | |
Area land km2 | |
Area water percent | 1.7% |
Area blank1 sq mi | |
Population as of | 2004 |
Population total | 1747627 |
Population metro | 2,167,961 |
Population blank1 title | Ethnicities |
Population blank2 title | Religions |
Population density blank1 sq mi | |
Timezone | GMT+3 |
Elevation footnotes | |
Elevation m | 2250 |
Elevation ft | |
Postal code type | |
Footnotes | }} |
Sana'a is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. At an altitude of , it is also one of the highest capital cities in the world. Sana'a has a population of approximately 1,748,000 (2010) making it Yemen's largest city. The old city of Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has a distinctive visual character due its unique architectural characteristics, most notably expressed in its multi-story buildings decorated with geometric patterns.
When King Yousef Athar (or Dhu Nuwas), the last of the Himyarite kings, was in power, Sana'a was also the capital of the Ethiopian viceroys.
As of the dawn of Islam until the detachment of independent sub-states in many parts of Yemen Islamic Caliphate, Sana'a persisted as the governing seat, who himself is Caliph's deputy in running the affairs of one of Yemen's Three Makhalifs: Mikhlaf Sana'a, Mikhlaf al-Janad and Mikhlaf Hadhramawt. The city of Sana'a recurrently assumed an important status and all Yemenite States competed to control it.
The Mamelukes arrived in Yemen in AD 1517. Following the collapse of the Mamelukes in Egypt at the hands of the Ottoman Turks, Yemen fell under the Ottoman rule and during the first Ottoman rule of Yemen between 1538–1635, Sana'a became the capital of the Ottoman wilayah and also during the Ottoman second rule 1872-1918. In 1918, Sana'a was the capital of Imam Yahya, who ruled North Yemen. At the onset of the 1962 revolution which deposed the imamate rule, it became the capital of the Yemen Arab Republic. It was then the capital of unified Yemen in 1990 where it is dubbed as the historical capital of Yemen. In 2008, the Saleh Mosque was completed. It holds over 40,000 worshippers.
Name | Old City of Sana'a |
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Infoboxwidth | 240px |
State party | Yemen |
Type | Historic, Cultural |
Criteria | IV, V, VI |
Id | 385 |
Region | Arab States |
Year | 1986 |
Link | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/385 }} |
One of the most popular attractions is Suq al-Milh (Salt Market), where it is possible to buy not only salt but also bread, spices, raisins, cotton, copper, pottery, silverware, and antiques. The majestic 7th-century Jami' al-Kabir (Great Mosque) is one of the oldest in the Muslim world. The Bāb al-Yaman (Yemen Gate) is an iconized entry point through the city walls and is more than 1000 years old.
A commercial area of the old city is Al Madina, where development is proceeding rapidly. In addition to three large hotels, there are numerous stores and restaurants. The area also contains three parks and the President's palace.
Year | Population |
1911 | 20,000 |
1921 | 23,000 |
1931 | 25,000 |
1940 | 80,000 |
1963 | 100,000 |
1965 | 110,000 |
Many travellers in ancient days were impressed by the beauty of Sana'a. The well-known Yemeni geographer and historian al Hamdani marveled at the cleanliness of the city:
The Persian traveller Ibn Rustah, a contemporary of al-Hamdani, noted its food:
The British writer Jonathan Raban devotes a chapter of his 1979 book, 'Arabia Through the Looking Glass' to Sana'a. He initially found the city disorienting:
Later, as he became more familiar with the place, and had made more acquaintances with its residents, he becomes admiring. In one striking sequence where he is invited onto the roof of somebody's home, the cityscape is revealed to him in a different way:
Although Yemen was the host nation of the Gulf Cup of Nations in 2010, Sana'a was not a host city. The games were held rather in the Aden and Abyan governates.
Category:Sana'a Governorate Category:Populated places in the Sana'a Governorate Category:Capitals in Asia Category:Populated places in Yemen Category:World Heritage Sites in Yemen Category:Red Sea Category:Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners Category:Archaeological sites in Yemen
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