Sanaa

Sanaa

صَنْعَاء
Sanaa ; صَنْعَاء
City
	Clockwise from top:; Sanaʽa skyline, the Old City, National Museum of Yemen, Bab al-Yaman, Al Saleh Mosque
	Nickname(s): أمانة العاصمة
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	Coordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°ECoordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E
Country	Yemen
Administrative division	Capital's secretariat
Occupation	Houthis
Government
• Type	Local
Area
• Total	126 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	2,545,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

Sanaa (Arabic: صَنْعَاء‎, Ṣanʿāʾ [sˤɑnʕaːʔ], Yemeni Arabic: [ˈsˤɑnʕɑ]; Old South Arabian:

Sanaa صَنْعَاء
City
Clockwise from top: Sanaʽa skyline, the Old City, National Museum of Yemen, Bab al-Yaman, Al Saleh Mosque
Nickname(s): أمانة العاصمة
Map of the city
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Coordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E / 15.34833; 44.20639Coordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E / 15.34833; 44.20639
Country	Yemen
Administrative division	Capital's secretariat
Occupation	Houthis
Government
• Type	Local
Area
• Total	126 km² (49 sq mi)
Elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	2,545,000^[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)