Sayyan is a small town in western central
Yemen. It is located in the
San‘a’ 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, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorat ...
, to the southeast by road from
Sana'a along Route 901.
Infrastructure like in many other areas of western Yemen was improved in the late 1980s and early 1990s; Swedish company
Transelectric and the
Yemen General Electricity Corporation
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 north and Oman to the northeast and sha ...
( YGEC) laid feeder and distribution lines and substations in the Sayyan vicinity, reportedly completed in late 1991.
It contains a hospital, mosque and a school.
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Towns and villages in the San‘a’ Governorate
Villages in Sanaa Governorate
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