Sayyan

Sayyan is a small town in western central . It is located in the San‘a’ Governorate, to the southeast by road from Sana'a along Route 901. Infrastructure like in many other areas of western Yemen was improved in the late 1980s and early 1990s; Swedish…
  • Type: Town with 1,660 residents
  • Description: town in San‘a’ Governorate, Yemen
  • Also known as: Saiyan”, “Saiyān”, “Seijan”, “Seijân”, “Sian”, “Siryan”, and “Siryān

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamdani and Al-Jayrif.

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.

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 5 km southwest of Sayyan.

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 5 km north of Sayyan.

Sayyan

Latitude
15.1718° or 15° 10′ 19″ north
Longitude
44.3254° or 44° 19′ 32″ east
Population
1,660
Elevation
2,482 metres (8,143 feet)
Open location code
7H7658CG+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1227031267
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
70979
Wiki­data ID
Q3474752
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Serbo-Croatian—“Sayyan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سيان، أمانة العاصمة
  • Arabic: سيان
  • Cebuano: Sayyān
  • Dutch: Sayyan
  • Egyptian Arabic: سيان
  • French: Sayyan
  • German: Sayyan
  • Hebrew: סיאן
  • Irish: Sayyan
  • Italian: Sayyan
  • Japanese: サイヤーン
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sayyan
  • Persian: سیان
  • Polish: Sajjan
  • Portuguese: Saiã
  • Portuguese: Sayyan
  • Serbo-Croatian: Sayyān, Sanhan

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