Sanaʽa

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UNESCO World Heritage Site capital city city city gate historic city centre international airport mosque

Sanaʽa is the historic capital and one of the largest cities of Yemen, renowned for its ancient architecture and cultural significance in the Arabian Peninsula.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → capital city → city → city gate → historic city centre → international airport → mosque → mosque →
administrativeDivision	Amanat Al Asimah Governorate →
climate	cold semi-arid climate →
continent	Asia →
controlledBy	de facto controlled by Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) →
country	Yemen → Yemen →
elevation	about 2250 metres above sea level →
governance	seat of the internationally recognized government of Yemen until the Houthi takeover →
hasAirport	Sanaʽa International Airport →
hasArchitectureStyle	Islamic architecture → traditional Yemeni tower houses →
hasLandmark	Al Saleh Mosque → Bab al-Yemen → Great Mosque of Sanaʽa →
hasPart	Old City of Sanaʽa →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site → UNESCO World Heritage in Danger →
heritageStatus	Old City of Sanaʽa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site →
historicRole	major centre of Islamic learning → one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world →
isCapitalOf	Amanat Al Asimah Governorate → Yemen →
knownFor	ancient architecture → cultural significance in the Arabian Peninsula → historic old city →
language	Arabic →
localDialect	Sanʽani Arabic →
locatedIn	Arabian Peninsula → Sanaʽa → Sanaʽa → Sanaʽa → Western Asia → Yemen →
majorReligion	Sunni Islam → Zaydi Shia Islam →
religion	Islam →
river	Sailah (seasonal watercourse) →
serves	Sanaʽa →
timeZone	UTC+3 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Old City of Sanaʽa →
wasCapitalOf	Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen → Republic of Yemen → Yemen Arab Republic →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Al Saleh Mosque → Bab al-Yemen → Great Mosque of Sanaʽa →	locatedIn
Arab world → Middle East and North Africa ("Sanaa") →	hasMajorCity
Yemen →	capital
Yemen →	deJureCapital
Islamic world ("Sana'a") →	hasCulturalCenter
German Archaeological Institute ("Sanaa") →	hasOffice
Sanaʽa ("Old City of Sanaʽa") →	hasPart
Yemen →	largestCity
Yemeni Revolution of 2011 →	location
Arabian Peninsula ("Sana'a") →	majorCityOn
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ("Sana'a") →	notableCityAffected
Sanaʽa International Airport →	serves
Sanaʽa ("Old City of Sanaʽa") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite