Sanʿa

or Sa·naa

[ sah-nah ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of the Republic of Yemen, in SW Arabia.

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San`a

Sanaa

/ (sɑːˈnɑː) /


noun
  1. the administrative capital of Yemen, on the central plateau at an altitude of 2350 m (7700 ft): formerly the capital of North Yemen. Pop: 1 621 000 (2005 est)

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