Saada Governorate
{{Short description|Governorate of Yemen}}
{{Infobox settlement
| native_name = صَعْدَة
| native_name_lang = ar
| settlement_type = Governorate
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| image_map = Sa'dah in Yemen.svg
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| coordinates = {{coord|16|58|N|44|43|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Yemen
| seat_type =
| seat = Saada
| government_footnotes =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_name = Hadi Tarshan (in-exile)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 11375
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| area_water_km2 =
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Statistical Yearbook 2011|url=http://www.cso-yemen.org/publiction/yearbook2011/population.xls|publisher=Central Statistical Organisation|access-date=20 February 2019}}
| population_total = 1,038,000
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| name = Sa'dah
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Azal Region
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Saada ({{langx|ar|صَعْدَة|Ṣaʿdah}}) or Sa'dah is one of the governorates of Yemen. The governorate's seat and the largest city is Saada. It is the epicentre of Zaydism[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mg962dia.11 "Sa‘da in the North Yemeni Context"] Salmoni, Barak A., Bryce Loidolt, and Madeleine Wells. Regime and Periphery in Northern Yemen: The Huthi Phenomenon, pp. 19–44. JSTOR. Accessed 10 August 2021. and where the Houthi group originates from.{{cite journal|last1=Freeman|first1=Jack|title=The al Houthi Insurgency in the North of Yemen: An Analysis of the Shabab al Moumineen|journal=Studies in Conflict & Terrorism|volume=32|issue=11|year=2009|pages=1008–1019|issn=1057-610X|doi=10.1080/10576100903262716}}{{rp|1008}}
Geography
Saada is 240 kilometers north of the capital Sanaa.{{Cite web |date=2010-02-25 |title=Yemen Houthi rebels quit stronghold in Saada |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010%2F02%2F25%2F101497.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Al Arabiya English |language=en}} Northwest of its capital, Saada city, the terrain of the governorate becomes increasingly mountainous and reaches elevations of 2,050 meters in the far west. Between these mountains and Saada city, the terrain is peppered with basins and wadis, ultimately dropping to form arid plains in the east. Rainfall varies greatly according to location. The western mountains of Razih receive as much as 1,000 mm per year, while arid regions east of the governorate's capital can get as little as 50 mm. Given the scarce amounts of arable land in these arid areas, most of the governorate's population lives in the wetter west.
=Adjacent governorates=
- Al Jawf Governorate (east)
- 'Amran Governorate (south)
- Hajjah Governorate (south)
=Districts=
Saada Governorate is divided into the following 16 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:
=Cities and towns=
Climate
Economy
See also
- ʽAsir Province, located to the north of the border with Saudi Arabia
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Saada Governorate
|North = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}Najran Province
|Northeast =
|East = Al Jawf Governorate
|Southeast =
|South = 'Amran Governorate
|Southwest = Hajjah Governorate
|West = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}Jizan Province
|Northwest = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}ʽAsir Province
}}
References
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External links
- IRIN 2007, [http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=73507 'Humanitarian situation in Saada remains poor despite peace agreement'], IRIN, 31 July. Retrieved on 27 April 2008.
{{Governorates of Yemen}}
{{Sa'dah Governorate}}
{{Authority control}}
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