Sanaa
- a variation of sana.
Example Sentences
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A 2014 civil war resulted in the Houthis seizing control of the capital, Sanaa, and large portions of northern and northwestern Yemen, including a strategic swath of the Red Sea coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Their requests to transfer archives and databases were denied, and if they want to resume their activities in Sanaa at any point, they will have to start "from square zero".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
The Houthis pushed the government out of Yemen's capital Sanaa in 2014 and secured control over most of the north.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
Despite the pardon, the Egyptian authorities stopped Abdel Fattah from travelling at Cairo airport last month as he prepared to fly to Britain, his sister Sanaa Seif said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
It is said that the coffee-tree does not grow northward beyond Meshnye, in the Zohran country; the tree improves in quality southward: the best coffee is produced in the neighbourhood of Sanaa.
From Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by Burckhardt, John Lewis
