Sirwah

Sirwah was, after Ma'rib, the most important economical and political center of the Kingdom of Saba at the beginning of the 1st century BC, on the .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ancient city in Yemen
  • Also known as: As Sūq”, “Markaz Şirwāh”, “Sarwāḩ”, “Şarwāḩ”, “Suq Sirwah”, and “Sūq Şirwāḩ

Places of Interest

Highlights include Almaqah Temple.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.

Sirwah

Latitude
15.44933° or 15° 26′ 58″ north
Longitude
45.01891° or 45° 1′ 8″ east
Elevation
1,480 metres (4,856 feet)
Open location code
7H77C2X9+PH
Geo­Names ID
34703
Wiki­data ID
Q130254
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Sirwah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: Şirwāḩ
  • Arabic: السوق
  • Arabic: سوق صرواح
  • Arabic: صرواح
  • Arabic: مركز صرواح
  • Asturian: Sirwah
  • Cebuano: Sirwah
  • Chinese: 思华
  • Dutch: Sirwah
  • Egyptian Arabic: صرواح
  • Esperanto: Siruah
  • Esperanto: Sirwah
  • French: Sirwah
  • Galician: Sirwah
  • German: Sirwah
  • Greek: Σίρουα
  • Hebrew: סרוואח
  • Italian: Sirwah
  • Japanese: シルワーフ
  • Persian: صرواح
  • Portuguese: Siruá
  • Portuguese: Sirwah
  • Russian: Сирвах
  • Turkish: Sirvah

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