Yemen
Sanaa Governorate
Arhab District

Qaryat ar Rajaw

Qaryat ar Rajaw is a locality in , and has an elevation of 2,717 metres. Qaryat ar Rajaw is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madar and Naʽat, Yemen.

Village
is a village about 50 km north of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. In 2003 a local journalist noted the existence of dinosaur footprints in limestone bedrock and brought them to the attention of geologists at the University of Sanaa. is situated 4½ km east of Qaryat ar Rajaw.

Village
Naʽat, also transliterated as Naʽit, is a village in Kharif District of , . It is located on Jabal Thanayn, on the eastern side of the al-Bawn plain and close to . is situated 6 km west of Qaryat ar Rajaw.

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 northeast of Qaryat ar Rajaw.

Qaryat ar Rajaw

Latitude
15.77458° or 15° 46′ 29″ north
Longitude
44.19092° or 44° 11′ 27″ east
Elevation
2,717 metres (8,914 feet)
Open location code
7H76Q5FR+R9
Geo­Names ID
404908
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