Sanaa
capital city of Yemen
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Sanaa is a city[1]. Sanaa ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,677 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Yemen[3]
- Country: Yemen[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], national capital[6]
- Shares border with: Sanaa Governorate[7]
- Founder: Shem[8]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Old City District[9], Shu'aub District[10], Assafi'yah District[11], Az'zal District[12], At Tahrir District[13], As Sabain District[14], Al Wahdah District[15], Ma'ain District[16], Ath'thaorah District[17], Bani Al Harith District[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Amman[19], Konya[20], Ankara[21], Tehran[22], Dushanbe[23], Baghdad[24]
- Commons category: Sanaa[25]
- Local dialing code: 01[26]
- Enclave within: Sanaa Governorate[27]
- Official website: http://www.sanaacity.com/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sanaa[29]
- Population: 2,957,000[30], 954,448[31], 2,431,649[32], 2,575,347[33], 2,022,867[34], 134,600[35], 927,000[36], 430,000[37], 2,300,000[38]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:San'a'[39]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], New International Encyclopedia[42], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[43]
- Capital of: Yemen[44], Houthi-controlled Yemen[45]
- Official name: صنعاء[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sana'a[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Sana'a[48]
- Number of households: 254,866[49]
- Female population: 786,105[50]
- Male population: 961,729[51]
- Demonym: Sananéenne[52], Sananéen[53], صَنْعَانِيٌّ[54], صَنْعَانِيَّةٌ[55]
- Native label: صنعاء[56]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sanaa[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sanaa include Sanaa International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in Yemen[60].
Why It Matters
Sanaa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Sanaa is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Sanaa include Sanaa International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in Yemen[60].