Map of Sanaa, Yemen

Sanaa is the capital of Yemen, with a population of about 1,937,451. It lies at 15.3547°N, 44.2067°E. The nearest city on our map is Sayyān, 24 km to the southeast.

Sanaa at a glance

Where is Sanaa?

• The largest city in Yemen by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 13 min on the shortest day to 13 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sanaa

• Sayyān — 24 km southeast
• ‘Amrān — 44 km northwest
• Ḩajjah — 75 km northwest
• Dhamār — 93 km south
• Bājil — 104 km west
• Bayt al Faqīh — 133 km southwest
• Al Ḩudaydah — 148 km southwest
• Ibb — 154 km south
• Zabīd — 161 km southwest
• Dhī as Sufāl — 169 km south

Largest cities in Yemen

• Aden — 1,079,670
• Taiz — 940,600
• Ibb — 771,514
• Al Ḩudaydah — 734,699
• Mukalla — 594,951
• Dhamār — 160,114
• ‘Amrān — 90,792
• Sayyān — 69,404
• Zabīd — 52,590
• Sa'dah — 51,870

Map of Yemen and all its cities →

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.