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Saada (), located in the northwest of Yemen, is the capital and largest city of the governorate bearing the same name, as well as the administrative seat of the eponymous district. The city lies in the Serat (Sarawat) mountains at an altitude of approximately 1,800 meters. As of 2004, it was the tenth-largest city in Yemen, with an estimated population of 51,870.

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Place details

Locality
صعدة
Region
محافظة صعدة
Country
اليمن
Population
51,870
Timezone
Asia/Aden

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Saada
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Sa'dah 02.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Yemen
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Yemen
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Saada
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Saada
Settlement.population_as_of
2004
Settlement.population_total
51,870
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone
Yemen Standard Time
Settlement.utc_offset
+3
Settlement.elevation_m
1836

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Wikidata facts

Official name
صعدة
Population
70203
Elevation
1800
Image
Sa'dah 02.jpg
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Sa'dah
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Article

16 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Founding and Middle Ages
  • North Yemeni independence and Yemeni unification
  • Houthi insurgency, Yemeni revolution, and Yemeni civil war
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Fauna
  • Demographics
  • Transportation
  • Culture
  • Jews in Saada
  • Gallery
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Saada (), located in the northwest of Yemen, is the capital and largest city of the governorate bearing the same name, as well as the administrative seat of the eponymous district. The city lies in the Serat (Sarawat) mountains at an altitude of approximately 1,800 meters. As of 2004, it was the tenth-largest city in Yemen, with an estimated population of 51,870.

The map of Yemen has included Saada since the reign of the Ma'in Kingdom, the earliest known kingdom in Yemen's history.

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