Saada region
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The Saada region is a northern Yemeni area known as the traditional stronghold and heartland of the Zaydi Shia community and political movements such as the Houthis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saada Governorate | 4 |
| Saada region canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes
ⓘ
humanitarian crisis in Yemen ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
cereals
ⓘ
grapes ⓘ pomegranates ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf | Yemen ⓘ |
| borderWith | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| capital | Saada city ⓘ |
| climate |
highland climate
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| conflictRole |
key front in the Yemeni civil war
ⓘ
main stronghold of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | tribal social structure ⓘ |
| dialect | Yemeni Arabic ⓘ |
| dominantSect | Zaydi Shia ⓘ |
| economy | agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnoReligiousGroup |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi tribes
|
| governorateStatus | one of the governorates of Yemen ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Dhahir
ⓘ
Kitaf ⓘ Saada ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Razihi
ⓘ
surface form:
Razih
Saqayn ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
core area of Zaydi religious scholarship
ⓘ
traditional center of Zaydi imamate influence ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Saada region
ⓘ
surface form:
Saada Governorate
|
| knownFor |
being a stronghold of the Zaydi Shia community
ⓘ
being the heartland of the Houthi movement ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ northern Yemen ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yemeni Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Yemeni highlands
|
| politicalMovementPresence |
Houthi movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Ansar Allah
Houthi movement ⓘ
surface form:
Houthis
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydis
|
| religiousInstitutionPresence |
Zaydi mosques
ⓘ
Zaydi religious schools ⓘ |
| religiousMajority |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi Shia Islam
|
| securitySituation |
frequent armed clashes
ⓘ
highly militarized ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
border security for Yemen and Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
cross-border trade and smuggling routes ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous
ⓘ
rural ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saada Governorate
this entity surface form:
Saada Governorate
this entity surface form:
Saada Governorate