’Amran

ʿAmrān is a small city in western central . It is the capital of , and was formerly part of Sana'a Governorate. It is located 52.9 kilometres by road northwest of the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, at the upper end of the al-Bawn plain.
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  • Type: City with 96,400 residents
  • Description: city in Yemen
  • Also known as: “‘Amran”, “‘Umrān”, “`Amran”, “`Umran”, “Amran”, and “ʿAmrān”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Najr and Bayt Shubayl.

Village
is a village in Iyal Surayh District of , . It is located just to the south of 'Amran, on a small hill at the lower end of the Wadi Khuzamir.

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
is a small town in Amran District of , . It is located about 2.5 km from 'Amran, the governorate capital, at the edge of the al-Bawn plain.

’Amran

Latitude
15.6628° or 15° 39′ 46″ north
Longitude
43.943° or 43° 56′ 35″ east
Population
96,400
Elevation
2,239 metres (7,346 feet)
Open location code
7H75MW7V+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6039899586
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
78428
Wiki­data ID
Q172597
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“’Amran” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عمران، عمران”
  • Arabic: “عمران”
  • Belarusian: “Амран”
  • Cebuano: “‘Amrān”
  • Croatian: “Amran”
  • Czech: “‘Amrán”
  • Danish: “Amran”
  • Dutch: “‘Amran”
  • Dutch: “’Amran”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عمران”
  • Finnish: “Amran”
  • French: “‘Amran”
  • French: “Amran”
  • German: “`Amran”
  • German: “Amran”
  • German: “Amrān”
  • German: “ʿAmrān”
  • Hebrew: “עמראן”
  • Hindi: “अमरान”
  • Italian: “‘Amran”
  • Italian: “’Amran”
  • Japanese: “アムラーン”
  • Malay: “‘Amran”
  • Malay: “’Amran”
  • Mingrelian: “ამრანი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “ʿAmrān”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “‘Amran”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “’Amran”
  • Persian: “عمران”
  • Polish: “Amran”
  • Portuguese: “Amrān”
  • Romanian: “‘Amran”
  • Romanian: “’Amran”
  • Russian: “Амран”
  • Scots: “‘Amran”
  • Scots: “’Amran”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Amran”
  • Thai: “อัมรอน”
  • Turkish: “Amran”
  • Ukrainian: “Амран”
  • Urdu: “عمران، یمن”
  • Urdu: “عمران”

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