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Daʽan
Sanaa ( '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah. The Governorate covers an area of . As of 2004, the population was 2,918,379 inhabitants. Within this place is Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jabal Hadhur, the highest mountain in the nation and the Arabian Peninsula. Geography Adjacent governorates * Amanat Al-Asemah (Sanaa city) * Marib Governorate (east) * Al Bayda Governorate (south) * Dhamar Governorate (south) * Raymah Governorate (southwest) * Al Hudaydah Governorate (west) * Al Mahwit Governorate (west) * 'Amran Governorate (northwest) * Al Jawf Governorate (north) Districts Sanaa Governorate is divided into the following 16 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages: Northern * Nihm district * Arhab district We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west, sharing maritime boundary, maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering roughly 455,503 square kilometres (175,871 square miles), with a coastline of approximately , Yemen is the second largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutional capital and largest city. Yemen's estimated population is 34.7 million, mostly Arabs, Arab Muslims. It is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Owing to its geographic location, Yemen has been at the crossroads of many civilisations for over 7,000 years. In 1200 BCE, the Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Mahwit Governorate
Al Mahwit ( ') is one of the governorates of Yemen. Geography Adjacent governorates * Hajjah Governorate (north) * Al Hudaydah Governorate (west) * Sanaa Governorate (south, east) * 'Amran Governorate (northeast) Districts Al Mahwit Governorate is divided into the following 9 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages: * Al Khabt district * Al Mahwait district * Al Mahwait City district * Ar Rujum district * At Tawilah district * Bani Sa'd district * Hufash district * Milhan district * Shibam Kawkaban district References Al Mahwit Governorate, Governorates of Yemen {{Yemen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanhan District
Sanhan and Bani Bahlul District () is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen. Its seat is Sanhan. As of 2003, the district had a population of 400,399 inhabitants. The former president of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Abdullah Saleh Affash (21 March 1947There is a dispute as to Saleh's date of birth, some saying that it was on 21 March 1942. See: However, by Saleh's own confession (an interview recorded in a YouTube video), he was born in 1947.4 Decembe ... comes from Beit al-Ahmar, which lies in Sanhan District. References Districts of Sanaa Governorate {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bani Hushaysh District
Bani Hushaysh District is a district in Sana'a Governorate, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part .... , the district had a population of 73,957 inhabitants. It's also famous for grape plantations. References Districts of Sanaa Governorate {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sa'fan District
Sa'fan District () is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part .... As of 2003, the district had a population of 33,722 inhabitants. References Districts of Sanaa Governorate {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manakhah District
Manakhah District () is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part .... As of 2003, the district had a population of 78,932 inhabitants. References Districts of Sanaa Governorate {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Haymah Al Kharijiyah District
Al Haymah Al Kharijiyah district is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part .... , the district had a population of 58,454 inhabitants. References Districts of Sanaa Governorate {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah District
Al Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah district is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part .... , the district had a population of 83,234 inhabitants. References Districts of Sanaa Governorate {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bani Matar District
Bani Matar District () is a district of the Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. , the district had a population of 100,012 inhabitants. Environment In this district is located Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jabal Hadhur of the Harazi subrange of the Sarat range, the highest mountain in Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the .... References Districts of Sanaa Governorate {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamdan District
Hamdan District () is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen. , the district had a population of 85,370 inhabitants. It is named after the ancient Yemeni tribe of Banu Hamdan, Hamdan. Populated places (incomplete list) *Darwan (Sanaa), Darwan *Al-Munaqqab *Hajar Saʽid *Haz, Yemen, Haz *Jirban *Khalaqah *Luluwah *Madam, Yemen, Madam *Suq Bayt Naʽam *Rayʽan References Districts of Sanaa Governorate Hamdan District, {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawkaban -68 (353668857)
Shibam Kawkaban () is a double town in Shibam Kawkaban District, Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen, located 38 km west-northwest of Sanaa, the national capital. It consists of two distinct adjoining towns, Shibam () and Kawkaban (). Shibam is sometimes also called "Shibam Kawkaban" in order to distinguish it from other towns called Shibam. Shibam is a market town at the edge of a large agricultural plain; above it is the fortress-town of Kawkaban, at the summit of the cliffs to the southwest. Kawkaban, which means "two planets" in Arabic, is a sizeable town in its own right, and is known for its lavish tower-houses. Because of the fertile surrounding farmland, the defensive strength of the Kawkaban fortress, and the city's closeness to Sanaa, Shibam Kawkaban has been strategically important throughout Yemen's history. It contains a fortified citadel about above sea level. It is built upon a precipitous hilltop, walled from the north and fortified naturally from the other dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arhab District
Arhab District () is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part .... , the district had a population of 90,038 inhabitants. References Districts of Sanaa Governorate {{Sanaa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
