Sanaa Governorate
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. The capital is Sanaa, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ad-Dafa and Al-Aghmur.
Ad-Dafa
Village
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. The capital is Sanaa, 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. Ad-Dafa is situated 3 km northeast of Sanaa Governorate.
Al-Aghmur
Locality
Al-Aghmur is a sub-district located in Manakhah District, Sana'a Governorate, Yemen. Al-Aghmur had a population of 4685 according to the 2004 census. Al-Aghmur is situated 3½ km southwest of Sanaa Governorate.
Haraz Mountains
Photo: Mufaddalqn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jabal Haraz is a mountainous region of Yemen, between Sanaa and Al-Hudaydah, which is considered to be within the Sarat range. In the 11th century, it was the stronghold of the Sulaihid dynasty, many of whose buildings still survive today.
Sanaa Governorate
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “‘Ajaz”, “`Ajaz”, “Al ‘Idiz”, “Al `Idiz”, “El ‘Idiz”, “El `Idiz”, and “Idiz”
- Category: locality
- Location: Al Haymah Al Kharijiyah District, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
15.16667° or 15° 10′ northLongitude
43.8° or 43° 48′ eastElevation
1,253 metres (4,111 feet)Open location code
7H755R82+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1226377539OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
79356
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Sanaa Governorate” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “العدز”
- French: “Al `Idiz”
- French: “Gouvernorat de Sanaa”
- German: “Al `Idiz”
- German: “Gouvernement Sanaa”
- Portuguese: “Saná”
- Spanish: “Gobernación de Saná”
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