Saʽwan

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 with about 1,540 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,310 metres (7,580 feet)
  • …is also known as “Sa‘wān”
  • Description: place in San‘a’, Yemen

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8 km northwest of Saʽwan
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Latitude
15.38916° or 15° 23′ 21″ north
Longitude
44.28525° or 44° 17′ 7″ east
Open location code
7H7697QP+M3
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place = village
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Saʽwan” goes by many names.
سعوانArabic
سعوان، صنعاءArabic
Sa`wanDutch
سعوانEgyptian Arabic
Sa`wanNorwegian Nynorsk
سعوان، صنعاءPersian

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