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Page 801
... ( Şan'a ' ) . In the heart of the Ye- men Highlands , its site is on an upland pla- teau dominated by the massif of nearby Jabal ( mount ) Sumara , which rises to about 10,000 ft ( 3,000 m ) above sea level . In antiquity the Yarim area ...
... ( Şan'a ' ) . In the heart of the Ye- men Highlands , its site is on an upland pla- teau dominated by the massif of nearby Jabal ( mount ) Sumara , which rises to about 10,000 ft ( 3,000 m ) above sea level . In antiquity the Yarim area ...
Page 815
... ( ŞAN'A ' ) Official name : al - Jumhuriyah al - ' Arabiyah al - Yamaniyah ( Yemen Arab Republic ) . Location : southwestern Asia . Form of government : republic . Official language : Arabic . Official religion : Islām . Area : 77,200 sq ...
... ( ŞAN'A ' ) Official name : al - Jumhuriyah al - ' Arabiyah al - Yamaniyah ( Yemen Arab Republic ) . Location : southwestern Asia . Form of government : republic . Official language : Arabic . Official religion : Islām . Area : 77,200 sq ...
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... Ṣan'a ' liwa ( province ) , western Yemen ( San'a ' ) , on the bank of the Wādi ( watercourse ) Zabid and at the eastern fringe of the Tihamah coastal plain , about 10 mi ( 16 km ) from the Red Sea coast . An ancient Yemeni centre ...
... Ṣan'a ' liwa ( province ) , western Yemen ( San'a ' ) , on the bank of the Wādi ( watercourse ) Zabid and at the eastern fringe of the Tihamah coastal plain , about 10 mi ( 16 km ) from the Red Sea coast . An ancient Yemeni centre ...
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