Saada

Saada (Arabic: صَعْدَة‎, romanized: Ṣaʿda) is the capital city of Saada Governorate[2] in north-western Yemen at an elevation of about 1,800 metres. Its population in 2004 was estimated at 51,870. It was formerly identified with Karna, the kingdom of the ancient kingdom of Ma'in, which is now known to be identical to the ancient Qarnawu near the modern Ma'in in the Al Jawf Governorate.

Saada
صَعْدَة
City
Saada
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°59′9″N 43°45′52″E
Country Yemen
GovernorateSaada
DistrictSaada
Elevation
1,836 m (6,024 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total51,870[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)
ClimateBWh

Imam Yaḥyā al-Hādī ilā al-Ḥāqq I who reigned from 893 to 911 founded Saada as a base of Zaydi power. After the move of the capital to Sanaa, 175 km (110 miles) south-southeast in the 17th century, Saada declined in importance, though it remained an administrative hub in the north.[1]

After the Battle of Saada in 2011, Houthis took control of the city.[3]

Climate

Sa'dah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWh).

Climate data for Sa'dah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 29.1
(84.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.3
(84.7)		 25.5
(77.9)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.4
(72.3)		 26.7
(80.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)		 15.7
(60.3)		 18.0
(64.4)		 19.8
(67.6)		 22.1
(71.8)		 23.6
(74.5)		 24.2
(75.6)		 23.9
(75.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 18.0
(64.4)		 15.2
(59.4)		 14.6
(58.3)		 19.3
(66.7)
Average low °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)		 7.7
(45.9)		 10.7
(51.3)		 12.7
(54.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 15.8
(60.4)		 17.5
(63.5)		 17.3
(63.1)		 14.6
(58.3)		 10.6
(51.1)		 7.7
(45.9)		 6.8
(44.2)		 11.9
(53.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8
(0.3)		 13
(0.5)		 41
(1.6)		 42
(1.7)		 18
(0.7)		 2
(0.1)		 16
(0.6)		 26
(1.0)		 5
(0.2)		 1
(0.0)		 5
(0.2)		 8
(0.3)		 185
(7.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]
  • Sa'dah's Al-Hadi Mosque
  • Islamic structure in Sa'dah

References
  1. "Ṣaʿdah". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  2. "YEMEN : provinces population". www.populstat.info. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  3. "Houthis set deadline to resolve Yemen crisis". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  4. "Climate: Sa'dah - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 28 October 2017.


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