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Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of
Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
. Its capital is
Sanaa Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Gover ...
, 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. The Governorate covers an area of . As of 2004, the population was 2,918,379 inhabitants. Within this place is
Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb ''Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb'' ( ar, جَبَل ٱلنَّبِي شُعَيْب, lit=Mountain of the Prophet Shuaib), also called ''Jabal Hadhur'' ( ar, جَبَل حَضُوْر, link=no, Jabal Ḥaḍūr), is a mountain of the Harazi subregion of ...
or Jabal Hadhur, the highest mountain in the nation and the Arabian Peninsula.


Districts

Sanaa Governorate is divided into the following 16 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:


Northern

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Nihm District Nihm District ( ar, مديرية نهم) is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the ...
* Arhab District


Western

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Hamdan District Hamdan District ( ar, مديرية همدان) is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen. , the district had a population of 85,370 inhabitants. It is named after the ancient Yemeni tribe of Hamdan. Populated places (incomplete list) * Al ...
* Bani Matar District (wherein is located
Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb ''Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb'' ( ar, جَبَل ٱلنَّبِي شُعَيْب, lit=Mountain of the Prophet Shuaib), also called ''Jabal Hadhur'' ( ar, جَبَل حَضُوْر, link=no, Jabal Ḥaḍūr), is a mountain of the Harazi subregion of ...
or Jabal Hadhur) *
Al Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah District Al Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah District is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian ...
* Al Haymah Al Kharijiyah District * Manakhah District * Sa'fan District


Eastern

* Bani Hushaysh District * Sanhan District * Bilad Ar Rus District * Attyal District * Jihanah District * Al Husn District * Khwlan District * Bani Dhabyan District


Populated places

*Ad Da'ir *Ad Dabbat *Ad Dabr *Ad Dahrah *Ad Dar Al Bayda' *Ad Dayʽah *Ad Dilʽ *Ad Dummam *Ad Durub *Ad-Dafa *ʽAdar *ʽAfish *Al ʽAbbasi *Al ʽArashi *Al ʽArid, Yemen *Al ʽArif *Al ʽArus *Al ʽAtm *Al ʽIdiz *Al ʽIrrah *Al ʽUlliyah *Al ʽUrr *Al ʽUruq *Al Abraq, Yemen *Al Aljam *Al Aysar *Al Barar *Al Bashawil *Al Baslan *Al Fisirah *Al Ghalil *Al Ghiras *Al Hajjarah *Al Hajz *Al Hanajir *Al Hanakah *Al Harajah *Al harf *Al Harrah, Yemen *Al Hashishiyah *Al Hatab *Al Hatabah *Al Hatarish *Al Hawiri *Al Hayfah *Al Hijlah *Al-Hijrah *Al-Husayn, Yemen *Al-Jaʽadib *Al-Ja'If *Al-Jaʽr *Al-Jaby *Al-Jahili *Al-Jahiliyah, Sanaʽa *Al-Jalb *Al-Janadib *Al-Jannat *Al-Jarda' *Al-Jayrif *Al-Jiraf *Al-Jirah *Al-Jirmah *Al-Jirwah *Al-Jurn *Al-Kawlah *Al-Khamis *Al-Kharabah, Sanaʽa *Al-Kharibah *Al-Kharifi *Al-Khasamah *Al-Khirah *Al-Lakamah *Al-Lijam * Al-Lumi *Al-Maʽinah *Al-Ma'Khadh *Al-Ma'Mar *Al-Maʽshur *Al-Maʽyanah *Al-Madawir *Al-Madlaʽah *Al-Magharib *Al-Mahadhi *Al-Mahajir * Al-Mahaqirah *Al-Mahattah * Al-Makarib *Al-Manar, Sanaʽa *Al-Mantar *Al-Maqtuʽ *Al-Marahidah *Al-Marasib *Al-Marzamah *Al-Masajid, Sanaʽa *Al-Masinah *Al-Masnaʽah *Al-Matrat *Al-Mawqaʽ *Al-Mayqaʽ *Al-Miʽzab *Al-Miqash *Al-Miqyadah *Al-Mishraf * Al-Munaqqab *Al-Qadam *Al-Qadhaf *Al-Qalis *Al-Qarah, Sanaʽa *Al-Qasim, Sanaʽa *Al-Qasr *Al-Qirran *Al-Qufl, Sanaʽa *Al-Qulad *Al-Qurayshi *Al-Waqf, Yemen *Al-Watan, Sanaʽa *Al-Yaʽabir *Al-Yaʽar *ʽAlman *ʽAmad *ʽAmaqah *ʽAmbaq *ʽAmd *Amrash *‘Amri *An Nabat *An Najd *Anib *ʽAqlar *Ar Rabam * Ar Rahabah *Ar Ramad *
Ar Rawdah, Sanaʽa Ar-Rawdah ( ar, الروضة ), known historically as Rawdat al-Hatim, is a large village located 12km north of Sanaa in Bani al-Harith District of Amanat al-Asimah Governorate, Yemen. Alimahdee Muhammad al-Akwa identified ar-Rawdah with the ...
*Ar Rawnah *Ar Rihabi *ʽAraqah *ʽArjaz *ʽArtam * Artil *As Salahi *As Salul *As Sawadayn *As Sirr, Yemen *As Sudah *
As Sunnatayn As Sunnatayn ( ar, السنتين ), also transliterated as al-Sinnatayn, is a village in Khamir District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. It is located a bit to the south of Khamir. History Robert T.O. Wilson identified As Sunnatayn with the al- ...
*Asal, Yemen *Ash Sharaf, Sanaʽa *Ash Shiʽb al-Aswad *Ash Shutbah *ʽAshib * ʽAsr *At Tawilah * ʽAttan *ʽAwmarah *Az Zaby *Az Zafir *Az Zahrah *Az Zurah *Baʽadan *Bahkah *Bahlul, Yemen *Bahman, Yemen *Bakar, Yemen *Balsanah *Bani ʽAbbad *Bani ʽAbd *Bani ʽAsim *Bani ʽId *Bani ʽUtban *Bani Az Zubayr *Bani Dahman *Bani Dawud *Bani Dud *Bani Hawat *Bani Humi *Bani Jawbah *Bani Malik *Bani Mansur *Bani Marih *Bani Maymun *Bani Murrah *Bani Nukayʽ *Bani Qutran *Bani Sabʽah *Bani Shaddad *Bani Shubati *Bani Sulayman *Bani Sulih *Bani Za'Id *Bani Ziyad *Barhan *Baril, Yemen *Barran, Yemen *Bawʽan *Bayn ʽAmir *Bayt Ad Dayl *Bayt Adh Dhafif *Bayt Adh Dhi'B * Bayt ʽAdhran *Bayt al-ʽAli *Bayt al-ʽAnsi *Bayt al-Bihar *Bayt al-Ghawi *Bayt al-Hamra' *Bayt al-Hamudi *Bayt al-Haqr *Bayt al-Harithi *Bayt al-Hawiri *Bayt al-Hindawana *Bayt al-Huwayt *Bayt al-Jiddi *Bayt al-Mifdal *Bayt al-Mudʽi *Bayt al-Mushriqi *Bayt al-Qadi *Bayt al-Qamus *Bayt al-Qunayyah *Bayt al-Wishah *Bayt al-Yatim *Bayt al-Yisri *Bayt ʽAmir *Bayt an-Naʽam *Bayt An Nukhayf *Bayt ar-Rubuʽi *Bayt Ar Rumaym *Bayt Arhab *Bayt As Suwaydi *Bayt Az Zafiq *Bayt Az Zaydah *Bayt Az Zubdani *Bayt Az Zuwar * Bayt Baws *Bayt Bi'R Zanir *Bayt Daʽir *Bayt Dahrah *Bayt Fashid *Bayt Ghadir *Bayt Ghawbar *Bayt Habis *Bayt Hadir * Bayt Hanbas *Bayt Hirash *Bayt ʽIsa *Bayt Juhays *Bayt Jurayd *Bayt Kahin *Bayt Katmasar *Bayt Khulaqah *Bayt Mahdam * Bayt Mahfad *Bayt Majraz *Bayt Marran *Bayt Miʽyad * Bayt Naʽamah *Bayt Naʽim *Bayt Qatir *Bayt Radm *Bayt Rijal *Bayt Saʽd *Bayt Shaban *Bayt Shimran *Bayt Shubayl *Bayt Suwa *Bayt Umm Jalli *
Bayt ʽUqab Bayt ʽUqab ( ar, بيت عقب ) is a village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. History Bayt ʽUqab first appears in historical sources in the year 903 (290 AH). In April or May of that year, the Al Tarif general Ibrahim ibn K ...
*Bayt Zabadan *Bi'R al-Hudhayl *Bid Bida *
Daʽan Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its 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 governorat ...
*Fatihat *Ghabir *Ghadran *
Ghayman Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a Governorates of Yemen, governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms t ...
*Ghulah Dhayfan *Ghurabah *Hababah *Habas, Yemen * Haddah *Hadir, Yemen *Hadrami, Sanaʽa *Hadran, Yemen *Hadur *Hafat Idris *Hafid, Yemen *Hajana * Hajar Saʽid *Hakam, Yemen *Halhal *Hallah, Yemen *Hamdani, Yemen * Hamidah *Hammar *Hanadan, Yemen *Harran, Yemen * Haz, Yemen *Hijrat al-Kibs *Husn Mashmal *Hutaib *Ibn Hajib *ʽIlaf *ʽIman *ʽInad *ʽIyal Musa *Ja'If Hamdan *Jaʽlal *Jabal ʽUras *Jabal al-Mururah * Jadar, Yemen *Jawb *Jidr al-Aʽla *Jidr al-Asfal *Jihanah *Jiharine *Jirban *Kabar, Yemen *Karin, Yemen *Khadarah *Khalaqah *Khamar *Kharab As Sanaf *Khiwan *Kushar *Lakamat al-Kuruf *Lakamat al-Miʽqab *Luluwah * Madam, Yemen *Madarah *
Madhbah Madhbah ( ar, مذبح ), 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. History The first known mention of Madhbah in historical s ...
*Madhbal *Madid *Madinat Khayan *Madwal *Mafhaq *Mahajil *Mahall Rayd *Mahaqra * Mahwa Aser *Mahwash, Yemen *Malikah, Yemen *Manakhah *Manwar *Masʽud *Masaarde *Masham, Yemen *Masur, Yemen *
Masyab Masyab, also Musayyib ( ar, مسيب ), is a village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is located on the northeastern side of Jabal an-Nabi Shu'ayb. Name and history According to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Masyab ...
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Matnah Matnah ( ar, متنة ) is a small village in Bani Matar District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. Located to the southeast of Jabal an-Nabi Shu'ayb, it serves as a stopping place on the road between Sanaa and al-Hudaydah. History The earliest k ...
*Matwah *Mawsanah *Melaba *Mughrabi, Yemen * Naʽat, Yemen *
Najr Najr ( ar, نجر ) is a village in Iyal Surayh District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. It is located just to the south of 'Amran, on a small hill at the lower end of the Wadi Khuzamir. History There are pre-Islamic ruins at Najr. Robert T.O. ...
*Naqi al-Fardah *Naqil Yaslah *Nuʽḍ *Numayr, Sanaʽa *Nusayl Zirajah *Qahazah *Qamlan *Qarat Bani Suwar *Qaratil *Qarin, Yemen *Qarn Hashim *Qaryat al-Musalli *
Qaryat al-Qabil Qaryat al-Qabil ( ar, قرية القابل ), often called simply al-Qaryah, is a village in Bani al-Harith District of Amanat al-Asimah Governorate, Yemen. It is the largest settlement in the Wadi Zahr area. History The earliest known historic ...
*Qaryat al-ʽUrrah as-Sufla *Qaryat ʽAsr al-Asfal *Qataʽ *Quflat ʽUdhr *Qusayr, Yemen * Radman, Yemen *Rahabah *Raju, Yemen *Rakab *
Rayʽan Rayʽan ( ar, رَيْعَان ) is a village in Hamdan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is located a short distance from the head of the Wadi Dahr near Bayt Naʽam, so that all the water coming down to the wadi from Jabal An-Nabi Shu'a ...
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Raymah Raymah is a village in western central Yemen. It is located in the Sanaa Governorate Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, th ...
*Rayshan *Rayshan Bani Matar *Riham *Rohm As Sufla *Ruhayqah *Ruhm al-ʽUlya *Ruhm As Sufla *Ruhub *Safia, Yemen *Samaʽ *Sanaʽa *Sanaf *Sanhan, Yemen *Sarf *Sawad, Yemen *Saʽwan *Sayh, Yemen * Sayyan *Shamlan, Yemen *Sharaf, Yemen *Shararah *Shatbi *Shaybirah *Sinaf *Sinan, Yemen *Sinwan *Sirwan, Yemen *Suʽut *Subar *Sudan, Yemen *Sudum *Sumayr *Suq al-Jumʽah *Suq As Sabt * Suq Bayt Naʽam *Suq Buʽan *Suryan *Thalsa' *Tubr *Tuzan *ʽUruq *ʽUwayrah *Waʽla *Waʽlan *Wadi al-Bi'R *Wadi al-Jar *Wadi Har *Waqash *Wasit, Sanaʽa *Wasl *Yashiʽ *Zijān


References

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