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Sanaa

Western Asia

Sanaa is Yemen's capital and largest city, situated at an elevation of about 2,250 meters, among the highest capitals in the world. It lies between the Sarawat Mountains and is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Old City of Sanaa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,545,000 1
2017 infobox figure; the article lead paragraph separately cites a differing approximately 3.3 million figure as of 2023.
Area (sq km)
126 1
Founding Year
1167 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Elevation (m)
2250 1
Latitude
15.3483 degrees north 1
Longitude
44.2064 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Yemen, Countries

Sanaa is Yemen's capital.

Source Sanaa (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Yemen, Countries

Sanaa is Yemen's capital.

Source Sanaa (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Sanaa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
  • Infobox: population_total
    2,545,000
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2017
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    126
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    2250
  • Infobox: established_date3
    1167
  • Capital Of: Yemen, Lead section, capital fact
    Sanaa, officially the Sanaa Municipality, is the capital and largest city of Yemen.
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2. GeoNames: Sanaa - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 71137
    15.35452 44.20646 P PPLC YE 26 1937451 2253 Asia/Aden
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 2253 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.25, 44.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.25, 44.25
15.25 44.25 BWk
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Wikidata: Sanaa
  • Wikidata Q2471, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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