Political Map of Yemen

Description : Yemen Political map showing the international boundary, governorates boundaries with their capitals and national capital.



 

The country of Yemen has bicameral legislature. The population of the country as per the estimate of July 2007 is 22,230,531. The residents of the country are known as Yemenis. Arabic is spoken by the Yemenis. The country is officially known as Republic of Yemen. In the political map of Yemen, major cities, national capital, boundaries and Sana’a s are marked.

Yemen Features

Yemen is an Asian country, which is located in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen, a southwestern Asian country is the only country, which is republic in Arabia Peninsula. The country happens to be one of the oldest hubs of global civilization. The geographic coordinates of Yemen are 15° North latitude and 48° East longitude. The total area covered by the country is 527,970 square kilometers. The scale of the map is provided.

Yemen Sana’a Capitals

Yemen has been divided into 19 governorates, which have been marked in the political map of Yemen by different colors. The capitals of the governorates of Yemen have been highlighted in the political Yemen map by white squares. The governorates of the country are ‘Adan Abyan, Al Bayda’, Ad Dali’, Al Jawf, Al Hudaydah, Al Mahwit, Al Mahrah, Dhamar, ‘Amran, Hajjah, Hadramawt, Lahij, Ibb, Sa’dah, Ma’rib, Shabwah, San’a’ and Ta’izz.

Some of the indicated capitals of the governorates in the map of Yemen are:

  • Aden
  • Lahij
  • Ta’izz
  • Ad Dali
  • Al Bayda
  • Ataq
  • Ibb
  • Sa’dah
  • Al Ghaydah
  • Al Mukalla

Yemen Boundaries

The bordering countries and water bodies of Yemen are marked in the printable Yemen Map. The international boundaries are indicated by black lines. The neighboring countries of Yemen are:

  • Somalia
  • Ethiopia
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Sultanate of Oman

The water bodies surrounding Yemen are:

  • Gulf of Aden to the south
  • Bab El Mandeb to southwest
  • Red Sea in the west
  • Arabian Sea in the south

Yemen Capital

The capital of Yemen is Sanaa. The capital city is indicted in the map of Yemen by a red square. The geographic coordinates of Sanaa are 15° 21′ 17″ North latitude and 44° 12′ 24″ East longitude. The capital city is 7394 feet above sea level. The city is served by Sanaa International airport. Some of the cities that are located in close proximity to Sanaa are Qaryat ‘Asr al Asfal, Sa’wan, Bayt Majraz, ‘Attan, Bayt Mi’yad and Bayt Hadir.

Sana’a Population Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Capital
Abyan 433,819 16,450 6,350 Zinjibar
`Adan 589,419 760 290 Aden
Al Bayda’ 577,369 9,270 3,580 Al Bayda
Al Dali’ 470,564 4,000 1,540 Al Dali’
Al Hudaydah 2,157,552 13,250 5,120 Al Hudaydah
Al Jawf 443,797 39,500 15,250 Al Hazm Al Jawf
Al Mahrah 88,594 67,310 25,990 Al Ghaydah
Al Mahwit 494,557 2,330 900 Al Mahwit
Amran 877,786 7,900 3,050 Amran
Dhamar 1,330,108 7,590 2,930 Dhamar
Hadramawt 1,028,556 167,280 64,590 Al Mukalla
Hajjah 1,479,568 8,300 3,200 Hajjah
Ibb 2,131,861 5,350 2,070 Ibb
Lahij 722,692 12,650 4,880 Lahij
Ma’rib 238,522 17,450 6,740 Ma’rib
Raymah 394,448 Jabin
Sa`dah 695,033 12,370 4,780 Sa`dah
San`a’ 919,215 13,850 5,350 San`a’
San`a’ [City] 1,747,834 380 150 San`a’
Shabwah 470,635 39,000 15,060 `Ataq
Ta`izz 2,393,425 10,010 3,860 Ta`izz
21 divisions 19,684,603 455,000 175,680

 

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