Map of Sayyān, Yemen

Sayyān is a city in Sanaa Governorate, Yemen, with a population of about 69,404. It lies at 15.1718°N, 44.3244°E. Sayyān is about 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Sanaa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sanaa, 24 km to the northwest.

Sayyān at a glance

Where is Sayyān?

• The 9th largest city in Yemen by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 14 min on the shortest day to 13 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sayyān

• Sanaa — 24 km northwest
• ‘Amrān — 68 km northwest
• Dhamār — 70 km south
• Ḩajjah — 96 km northwest
• Bājil — 112 km west
• Bayt al Faqīh — 130 km southwest
• Ibb — 135 km south
• Dhī as Sufāl — 150 km south
• Al Ḩudaydah — 153 km west
• Zabīd — 154 km southwest

Largest cities in Yemen

• Sanaa — 1,937,451
• Aden — 1,079,670
• Taiz — 940,600
• Ibb — 771,514
• Al Ḩudaydah — 734,699
• Mukalla — 594,951
• Dhamār — 160,114
• ‘Amrān — 90,792
• Zabīd — 52,590
• Sa'dah — 51,870

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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.