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 Arabian Peninsula.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 1,480 metres (4,856 feet)
- Description: ancient city in Yemen
- Also known as“As Sūq”“Markaz Şirwāh”“Şarwāḩ”“Sūq Şirwāḩ”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Almaqah Temple.
Sirwah
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Latitude
15.44933° or 15° 26′ 58″ north
Longitude
45.01891° or 45° 1′ 8″ east
Open location code
7H77C2X9+PH
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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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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mustashfa Sirwah ar Rifi and Ṣirwāḥ.
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