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Ṣanʻā' (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 15 24 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 15.4000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 14 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.2333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Walled city and important Islamic site; was settled before fortress of Ghumdan was built in the 1st century BCE; fell to Ethiopians during the 6th century; raided by nomads from 8th century; seat of early Christian bishopric. |
Names: |
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| Ṣanʻā' (preferred,C,V)
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| Ṣanʻā (C,V)
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| Sanʻa (C,V)
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| Sana (C,V)
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| Sanaa (C,V)
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| Sana'a (C,U,English-P)
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| צנעא (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Azal (H,V)
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| Ghumdan (H,V)
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............ | from 1st century BCE |
| Umal (H,V)
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| Zafar (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Şan‘ā’ (governorate) (P) |
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Ṣanʻā' (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded before 1st cen. BC |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (B) |
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of imam of Yemen after 1918; former capital of North Yemen, & current capital of united Yemen |
| regional capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| fortified settlement (H) |
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fortifications constructed 1st cen. BC |
| episcopal see (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Al Yaman .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [7000261] |
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