Yemen Map

Description: This map shows governmental boundaries of countries; governorates, governorate capitals and major cities in Yemen".
Size: 2000x1480px / 538 Kb
Author: Ontheworldmap.com

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Yemen is officially named the Republic of Yemen. It is an Arab country located in Southwest Asia on the southern end of Arabian Peninsula. The neighbors are Oman in the east and Saudi Arabia in the north. It is bordered by Red Sea to the west, and Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the south. Yemen consists of more than 200 islands with the largest being Socotra.

The capital and largest city is Sana’a. Although temporary the capital city since 2015 is Aden. The official language is Arabic.

Yemen used to be home for one of the trading states called Sabaeans, later Jewish and then Islam.

The Facts:

Capital:	Sana'a, Aden (Capital-in-exile)
Area:	214,000 sq mi (555,000 sq km)
Population:	~ 35,000,000
Official language:	Arabic
Religion:	Islam
Ethnic groups:	92.8% Arabs 3.7% Somalis 3.5% other
Currency:	Yemeni rial (YER)
Driving side:	right
Calling code:	+967
Internet TLD:	.ye
Time zone:	UTC+3 (AST)

Largest cities: Sana'a, Ta'izz, Al Hudaydah, Aden, Ibb, Dhamar, Mukalla, Seiyun, Zinjibar, Sayyan, Ash Shihr, Sahar, Zabid, Hajjah, Bajil District, Dhi as-Sufal, Rada'a, Socotra, Bait al-Faqih, al-Marawi'a, Yarim, Al Bayda', 'Amran, Lahij, Abs, Harad, Dimnat Chadir, Ataq, al-Mahabischa, Baihan, Marib, Thula, Az Zaydiyah, Mudiyah, Khamir, Hais, ad-Dahi, Mocha, Al Ghaydah, Al Mahwit.

Google Map of Yemen

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Governorates of Yemen:

Governorate	Capital	Population	Area in sq km
Abyan	Zinjibar	21,939	700,000
Aden	Aden	1,114	1,200,000
Al Bayda	Al Bayda	11,193	950,000
Al Hudaydah	Al Hudaydah	17,509	4,000,000
Al Jawf	Al Hazm	30,620	750,000
Al Mahrah	Al Ghaydah	122,500	400,000
Al Mahwit	Al Mahwit	2,858	820,000
Amanat Al Asimah	Sana'a	126	1,300,000
'Amran	'Amran	9,587	1,300,000
Dhale	Dhale	4,786	700,000
Dhamar	Dhamar	10,495	1,800,000
Hadramaut	Mukalla	191,737	1,450,000
Hajjah	Hajjah	10,141	2,000,000
Ibb	Ibb	6,484	4,200,000
Lahij	Lahij	15,210	1,000,000
Ma'rib	Ma'rib	20,023	550,000
Raymah	Al-Jabin	3,442	550,000
Sa'dah	Sa'dah	15,022	1,100,000
Sana'a	Sana'a	15,052	2,400,000
Shabwah	Ataq	47,728	750,000
Socotra Archipelagob	Hadibu	2,359	70,000
Taiz	Taiz	12,605	5,000,000

Last Updated: November 09, 2023