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Sanaa
15.36° N, 44.20° E
- Population
- 2,008,000
- Population from Natural Earth (POP_MAX). The source does not state which year the figure belongs to, so no year is shown.
- Population rank
- 1 of 16
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 16 cities of Yemen in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Yemen, so this is not a national ranking.
- Area
- 3,450 km²
- Total area from Wikidata (P2046). Where two statements differ by less than half a percent the smaller is shown; a larger disagreement (land area against total area, say) shows no row.
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Practical bearings for Sanaa, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Sanaa have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
In an ancient language, the name Sanaa is reputed to mean "fortified place".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
