Old City of Sanaa
The Old City of Sanaʽa is a recognised UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Amanat Al Asimah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 63,398 inhabitants.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Yemen with 63,400 residents
- Description: district in Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen
- Also known as: “Old City”, “Old City District”, and “Şan‘ā’ al Qadīmah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Revolution Hospital and Yemen Military Museum.
Revolution Hospital
Hospital
Revolution Hospital is the largest hospital in Yemen, located in the capital of Sana'a, immediately southwest of Ghumdan Palace. It is one of the largest building complexes in the city. This hospital may also be known as Al Thawra Revolution Hospital.
Yemen Military Museum
Museum
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The Yemen Military Museum or The Military Museum is a museum in central Sana'a, Yemen. It is located on the southwestern corner of the Al-Tahrir Square, next to the National Library of Yemen.
Al-Saleh Mosque
Mosque
Al-Saleh Mosque is a modern mosque in Sana'a that is the largest in Yemen. It lies in the southern outskirts of the city, south of Al Sabeen Maternal Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sana’a and Madhbah.
Sana’a
Sana'a is the capital of Yemen, located in the Yemeni Mountains and generally the first destination for travellers to that country. See the Stay safe section of this article and the Yemen country page for important safety advice.
Madhbah
Neighborhood
Madhbah, also called Madinat al-Layl or "the city of the night", is a suburb of Sanaa, Yemen, located in the Bani al-Harith District of Amanat al-Asimah Governorate. Madhbah is situated 6 km northwest of Old City of Sanaa.
Qaryat ʽAsr al-Asfal
Hamlet
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. Qaryat ʽAsr al-Asfal is situated 6 km west of Old City of Sanaa.
Old City of Sanaa
- Location: Amanat Alasimah, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Old City of Sanaa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صنعاء القديمة”
- Arabic: “مديرية صنعاء القديمة”
- Catalan: “casc antic de Sanà”
- Cebuano: “Old City (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Old City”
- Chinese: “Old City Koān”
- Chinese: “老城区”
- Chinese: “老城區”
- Esperanto: “Distrikto de la Malnova Kvartalo”
- Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה של צנעא”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Old City Koān”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gamle Sana-distriktet”
- Persian: “ناحیه صنعاء القدیمة”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Okrug Old City, Amanat Al Asimah”
- Slovenian: “Distrikt Staro mesto”
- Thai: “อำเภอซานาเมืองเก่า”
- Turkish: “San’a (Eski Şehir)”
- Turkish: “San’a”
- Urdu: “قدیم شہر ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Old City”
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