Thula

Thula or Thila is a town in west-central . It is located in the . Thula is one of five towns in on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
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  • Type: Locality with 16,300 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Thilā”, “Thila‘”, and “Thilā’”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shibam Kawkaban and Kawkaban.

Town
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is a double town in District, Al Mahwit Governorate, , located 38 km west-northwest of , the national capital. is situated 7 km south of Thula.

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is a small village to the west of in the .

Village
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of . The capital is , 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. is situated 9 km north of Thula.

Thula

Latitude
15.57436° or 15° 34′ 28″ north
Longitude
43.90128° or 43° 54′ 5″ east
Population
16,300
Elevation
2,778 metres (9,114 feet)
Open location code
7H75HWF2+PG
Geo­Names ID
70053
Wiki­data ID
Q880159
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Thula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ثلاء، عمران”
  • Arabic: “ثلاء”
  • Arabic: “مدينة ثلا”
  • Arabic: “مدينة ثلاء”
  • Bosnian: “Thula”
  • Catalan: “Thula”
  • Chinese: “杜拉”
  • Chinese: “苏拉市”
  • Dutch: “Thula”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ثلاء”
  • Finnish: “Thula”
  • French: “Thula”
  • German: “Thula”
  • German: “Ṯilā”
  • Irish: “Thula”
  • Italian: “Thula”
  • Malayalam: “Thula”
  • Malayalam: “ഥുല”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thula”
  • Persian: “ثلاء”
  • Russian: “Суля”
  • Sindhi: “ثلاء”
  • Tatar: “Сүлә каласы”
  • Ukrainian: “Тсуля”
  • Ukrainian: “Туля”
  • Urdu: “ثلاء”

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