YEMEN
Complete Name: Republic of Yemen
Native Name: Al-Yaman
ISO-Code: YEM
Capital: Ṣan'ā'
| City Population → Asia |
ContentsThe governorates of Yemen as well as all cities and villages of more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Governerates| Name | Abbr. | Status | Original | Capital | A (km²) | Cf 1994-12-16 | Cf 2004-12-16 | P 2009-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abyān {Abyan} | ABY | Gov | أبين | Zinjibār | 16,500 | 342,628 | 433,819 | 497,200 |
| i | 'Adan [Aden] {Adan} | ADA | Gov | عدن | 'Adan | 750 | 404,257 | 589,419 | 684,300 |
| i | Aḍ-Ḍāli' [Daleh] {Ad-Dali} | DAL | Gov | الضالع | Aḍ-Ḍāli' | 4,000 | 330,062 | 470,564 | 537,200 |
| i | Al-Bayḍā' {Al-Bayda} | BAY | Gov | البيضاء | Al-Bayḍā' | 9,300 | 454,608 | 577,369 | 656,800 |
| i | Al-Ḥudaydah {Al-Hudaydah} | HUD | Gov | الحديدة | Al-Ḥudaydah | 13,300 | 1,558,513 | 2,157,552 | 2,470,700 |
| i | Al-Jawf | JAW | Gov | الجوف | Al-Ḥazm | 39,500 | 347,639 | 443,797 | 503,200 |
| i | Al-Mahrah | MAR | Gov | المهرة | Al-Ghayḍah | 67,000 | 56,425 | 88,594 | 101,700 |
| i | Al-Maḥwīt [Mahweet] {Al-Mahwit} | MAH | Gov | المحويت | Al-Maḥwīt | 2,300 | 371,595 | 494,557 | 564,100 |
| i | Amānah al-'Āṣmah [Sana'a City] {Amanah al-Asmah} | AAA | Cap | أمانة العاصمة | Ṣan'ā' | 400 | 1,003,627 | 1,747,834 | 2,022,900 |
| i | 'Amrān {Amran} | AMR | Gov | عمران | 'Amrān | 7,900 | 731,873 | 877,786 | 1,002,100 |
| i | Dhamār {Dhamar} | DHA | Gov | ذمار | Dhamār | 7,600 | 981,674 | 1,330,108 | 1,514,300 |
| i | Ḥaḍramaūt [Hadhramaut] {Hadramaut} | HAD | Gov | حضرموت | Al-Mukallā | 167,000 | 755,631 | 1,028,556 | 1,181,900 |
| i | Ḥajjah {Hajjah} | HAJ | Gov | حجة | Ḥajjah | 8,300 | 1,091,788 | 1,479,568 | 1,683,600 |
| i | Ibb | IBB | Gov | إب | Ibb | 5,400 | 1,665,054 | 2,131,861 | 2,422,000 |
| i | Laḥij [Laheg] {Lahij} | LAH | Gov | لحج | Laḥij | 12,700 | 555,742 | 722,694 | 825,800 |
| i | Ma'rib [Mareb] {Marib} | MAR | Gov | مأرب | Ma'rib | 17,500 | 181,740 | 238,522 | 271,900 |
| i | Raymah | RAY | Gov | ريمه | 1,900 | 291,533 | 394,448 | 448,600 | |
| i | Ṣa'dah {Sadah} | SAD | Gov | صعده | Ṣa'dah | 12,400 | 481,617 | 695,033 | 791,800 |
| i | Ṣan'ā' {Sana} | SAN | Gov | صنعاء | Ṣan'ā' | 11,900 | 746,812 | 919,215 | 1,048,300 |
| i | Shabwah | SHA | Gov | شبوة | 'Atāq | 39,000 | 364,932 | 470,440 | 536,600 |
| i | Ta'izz [Taiz] {Taizz} | TAI | Gov | تعز | Ta'izz | 10,000 | 1,870,057 | 2,393,425 | 2,727,200 |
| Yemen | YEM | اليَمَن | Ṣan'ā' | 455,000 | 14,587,807 | 19,685,161 | 22,492,000 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C C 2004-12-16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ṣan'ā' | SAN | 1,707,531 |
| 2 | 'Adan | ADA | 588,938 |
| 3 | Ta'izz | TAI | 466,968 |
| 4 | Al-Ḥudaydah | HUD | 409,994 |
| 5 | Ibb | IBB | 212,992 |
| 6 | Al-Mukallā | HAD | 182,478 |
| 7 | Dhamār | DHA | 146,346 |
| 8 | 'Amrān | AMR | 77,825 |
| 9 | Bājil | HUD | 55,760 |
| 10 | Ṣa'dah | SAD | 51,870 |
Cities & Villages| Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1975-02-01 | C C 2004-12-16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | 'Abs {Abs} | عبس | HAJ | ... | 15,568 |
| i | 'Adan [Aden] {Adan} | عدن | ADA | 240,400 | 588,938 |
| i | Aḍ-Ḍaḥi {Ad-Dahi} | الضحي | HUD | ... | 13,517 |
| i | Aḍ-Ḍāli' {Ad-Dali} | الضالع | DAL | ... | 18,352 |
| i | Ad-Dīs {Ad-Dis} | الديس | HAD | ... | 13,594 |
| i | Al-Bayḍā' {Al-Bayda} | البيضاء | BAY | 6,500 | 29,853 |
| i | Al-Ghayḍah {Al-Ghaydah} | الغيظه | MAR | ... | 13,987 |
| i | Al-Ḥabīlayn {Al-Habilayn} | الحبيلين | LAH | ... | 10,248 |
| i | Al-Ḥazm {Al-Hazm} | الحزم | JAW | ... | 13,658 |
| i | Al-Ḥudaydah {Al-Hudaydah} | الحديده | HUD | 88,700 | 409,994 |
| i | Al-Jarrāḥī {Al-Jarrahi} | الجراحي | HUD | ... | 18,872 |
| i | Al-Khawkhah | الخوخه | HUD | ... | 12,434 |
| i | Al-Maḥābishah {Al-Mahabishah} | المحابشة | HAJ | ... | 14,225 |
| i | Al-Maḥwīt {Al-Mahwit} | المحويت | MAH | 2,600 | 13,008 |
| i | Al-Manṣūrīyah {Al-Mansuriyah} | المنصورية | HUD | ... | 12,420 |
| i | Al-Marāwi'ah {Al-Marawiah} | المراوعة | HUD | 6,800 | 23,147 |
| i | Al-Marhinah | المرهنة | JAW | ... | 20,925 |
| i | Al-Milāḥah {Al-Milahah} | الملاحه | JAW | ... | 15,190 |
| i | Al Misrākh {Al Misrakh} | المسراخ | TAI | ... | 10,141 |
| i | Al-Mukallā {Al-Mukalla} | المكلا | HAD | 45,000 | 182,478 |
| i | Al-Qā'idah {Al-Qaidah} | القاعده | IBB | ... | 39,254 |
| i | Al-Qaṭn {Al-Qatn} | القطن | HAD | ... | 13,012 |
| i | Al-Quţay' {Al-Qutay} | القطيع | HUD | ... | 14,990 |
| i | 'Amrān {Amran} | عمران | AMR | 5,400 | 77,825 |
| i | Ar-Rāhidah {Ar-Rahidah} | الراهدة | TAI | ... | 12,177 |
| i | Ash-Shihr | الشحر | HAD | ... | 47,663 |
| i | 'Atāq {Ataq} | عتق | SHA | ... | 21,505 |
| i | At-Tuḥaytā {At-Tuhayta} | التحيتا | HUD | ... | 11,808 |
| i | At-Turbah | التربة | TAI | ... | 10,505 |
| i | Az-Zaydīyah {Az-Zaydiyah} | الزيدية | HUD | 5,300 | 18,504 |
| i | Bājil {Bajil} | باجل | HUD | 7,300 | 55,760 |
| i | Bayḥān (al-Qiṣāb) [Beihan] {Bayhan} | بيحان | SHA | ... | 13,234 |
| i | Bayt al-Faqīh {Bayt al-Faqih} | بيت الفقيه | HUD | 13,300 | 39,445 |
| i | Ḍaiḥān {Daihan} | ضحيان | SAD | ... | 10,827 |
| i | Damt | دمت | DAL | ... | 14,877 |
| i | Dhamār {Dhamar} | ذمار | DHA | 21,000 | 146,346 |
| i | Ghayl Bā Wazīr {Ghayl Ba Wazir} | غيل باوزير | HAD | ... | 21,259 |
| i | Ḥajjah {Hajjah} | حجة | HAJ | 6,300 | 35,180 |
| i | Ḥaraḍ {Harad} | حرض | HAJ | ... | 26,763 |
| i | Ḥays {Hays} | حيس | TAI | ... | 15,048 |
| i | Ibb | إب | IBB | 20,600 | 212,992 |
| i | Ja'ār {Jaar} | جعار | ABY | ... | 29,495 |
| i | Jiblah | جبله | IBB | ... | 13,325 |
| i | Khamr | خمر | AMR | ... | 15,230 |
| i | Laḥij {Lahij} | لحج | LAH | ... | 25,881 |
| i | Lawdar | لودر | ABY | ... | 13,578 |
| i | Ma'bar {Mabar} | معبر | DHA | ... | 24,707 |
| i | Maqbanah | مقبنة | TAI | ... | 10,644 |
| i | Qa'ṭabah {Qatabah} | قعطبه | DAL | ... | 10,604 |
| i | Rayḍah {Raydah} | ريده | AMR | ... | 14,046 |
| i | Ridā' {Rida} | رداع | BAY | 6,900 | 51,087 |
| i | Ṣa'dah {Sadah} | صعدة | SAD | 4,600 | 51,870 |
| i | Saḥḥār {Sahhar} | سحار | SAD | ... | 12,100 |
| i | Ṣan'ā' (incl. ar-Rawḍah) [Sana'a] {Sana} | صنعاء | SAN | 134,600 | 1,707,531 |
| i | Say'ūn {Sayun} | سيئون | HAD | 20,000 | 49,083 |
| i | Shafar | شفر | HAJ | ... | 12,894 |
| i | Shibām {Shibam} | شبام | HAD | ... | 13,316 |
| i | Ta'izz [Taiz] {Taizz} | تعز | TAI | 86,900 | 466,968 |
| i | Tarīm {Tarim} | تريم | HAD | ... | 48,079 |
| i | Yarīm {Yarim} | يريم | IBB | 8,000 | 46,964 |
| i | Zabīd {Zabid} | زبيد | HUD | 7,600 | 21,576 |
| i | Zinjibār {Zinjibar} | زنجبار | ABY | ... | 20,071 |