Sa'dah

Sa'dah صعدة

Sa'dah Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°59′9″N 43°45′52″E / 16.98583°N 43.76444°E / 16.98583; 43.76444
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Saada
Occupation	Houthis (Ansar Allah)
Elevation	1,836 m (6,024 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	51,870
Time zone	Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3)
Climate	BWh

Sa'dah (Arabic: صعدة‎‎ Ṣaʿda) is the capital city of Saada Governorate^[1] in north-western Yemen at an elevation of about 1,800 meters. Its population in 2004 was estimated at 51,870. It was formerly identified with Karna, the kingdom of the ancient kingdom of Ma'in, which is now known to be identical to the ancient Qarnawu near the modern Ma'in in the Al Jawf Governorate.

After the Battle of Sa'dah in 2011, Houthis took control of the city.

Gallery

Sa'dah's Al-Hadi Mosque
Islamic structure in Sa'dah

References

↑ "YEMEN : provinces population". www.populstat.info. Retrieved 2015-07-21.

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Yemeni cities and towns by population
1,000,000 and more	Sana'a
100,000-999,999	Aden Dhamar Al Hudaydah Ibb Mukalla Taiz
10,000-99,999	Abs 'Amran Ataq Bajil Bayt al-Faqih Al Bayda' Beihan Dimnat Chadir Al Ghaydah Hais Hajjah Al Houta Khamir Al-Mahabischa Al Mahwit Al-Marawi'a Ma'rib Mocha Mudiyah Rada'a Sayyan Seiyun Ash Shihr Socotra Tarim Thula Yarim Zabid Zinjibar
<9,999	Dammaj Habban Al Hajjarah Hutayb Jaʿār Jibla Kawkaban Manakhah Mukayras Sa'dah Shaharah Shibam At Tawilah Wadi Dawan

Tourist attractions in Yemen

World
Heritage
Sites

Listed	Historic Town of Zabid Old City of Sana'a Old Walled City of Shibam Socotra Archipelago
Tentative list	Archaeological Site of Marib Historic City of Saada The Historic City of Thula The Madrasa Amiriya of Rada Jibla and its surroundings Jabal Haraz Jabal Bura Balhaf/Burum coastal area The Hawf Area Sharma/Jethmun coastal area

Archaeological sites	Al Hajjarah Awwam Baraqish Baynun Cisterns of Tawila Haram Kaminahu Ma'rib Marib Dam Maṣna'at Māriya Nahom Sana'a Shabwa Shaharah Shibam Sirwah Timna Zabid Zafar
Museums	House of Folklore National Museum of Yemen Yemen Military Museum
Palaces Castles	Aljabowbi Castle Cairo Castle Dar al-Bashair Dar al-Hajar Dar al-Shukr Dar as-Sa'd Fort Al-Ghwayzi Ghumdan Palace Palace of Queen Arwa Seiyun Palace Sheba Palace
Places of worship	Aidrus Mosque Al-Asha'ir Mosque Al-Bakiriyya Mosque Al-Hadi Mosque Al-Mahdi Mosque Al-Muhdhar Mosque Al-Qalis Church Al Shohada Mosque Al Tawheed Mosque Alansar Mosque Albolaily Mosque Alemaan Mosque Ashrafiya Mosque Barran Temple Great Mosque of Sana'a Grand Synagogue of Aden Hanthel Mosque Jennad Mosque Mudhaffar Mosque Queen Arwa Mosque Saleh Mosque St. Francis of Assisi Church St. Mary Help of Christians Church Tahla Mosque Temple of Awwam
Protected area	Bura Community Protected Area Dhamar Montane Plains Mahjur Traditional Reserve Jabal Bura Valley Forest National Park Ras Isa Marine Park Socotra Island Protected Area Zuqur Islands Marine National Park
Others	Amiriya Madrasa Bab al-Yaman Big Ben Aden Sana'a Turkish Memorial Cemetery Shaharah Bridge Sira Fortress

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