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Provincial capitals

Cities in Yemen
Rank English name Arabic name Population Subdistrict District Governorate
1. Sana'a صنعاء 1747834 15 subdistricts1 12 districts Sana'a Governorate (Capital District)2
2. Aden عدن 589419 8 subdistricts 8 districts Aden Governorate
3. Taiz تعز 463117 x subdistricts 3 districts Taiz Governorate
4. Al Hudaydah الحديدة 402560 x subdistricts 3 districts Al Hudaydah Governorate
5. Ibb إب 208844 x subdistricts 3 districts Ibb Governorate
6. Mukalla المكلا 176942 Mukalla City Mukalla City Hadhramaut Governorate
7. Dhamar ذمار 144273 Dhamar Dhamar City Dhamar Governorate
8. 'Amran عمران 76863 'Amran 'Amran 'Amran Governorate
9. Sa`dah صعدة 49422 Saada Saada Saada Governorate
10. Hajjah الحجة 34136 Hajjah City Hajjah City Hajjah Governorate
11. Al Bayda' البيضاء 29059 Al Bayda' Al Bayda' City Al Bayda' Governorate
12. Al Houta الحوطة 25471 Al Houta Al Houta Lahij Governorate
13. Ataq عتق 20435 Ataq Ataq Shabwa Governorate
14. Zinjibar زنجبار 19879 Zinjibar Zinjibar Abyan Governorate
15. Ad Dali' الضالع 17139 Ad Dali' Ad Dali' Ad Dali' Governorate
16. Ma'rib مأرب 13863 Ashraf Ma'rib City Ma'rib Governorate
17. Al Hazm الحزم 13553 Hamdan Al Hazm Al Jawf Governorate
18. Al Ghaydah الغيظة 13475 Ad Dali' Ad Dali' Al Mahrah Governorate
19. Al Mahwit المحويت 12817 Al Mahwit Al Mahwit City Al Mahwit Governorate
20. Hadibu حديبو 8545 Hadibu Hadibu Socotra Governorate
21. Al Jabin الجبين 1634 Al Jabin Al Jabin District Raymah Governorate

1. The large cities of Sanaa, Aden, Taizz, Hudayda, and Ibb are administratively spread across multiple districts and subdisticts.
2. Sanaa is divided into two governorates, one for the city, and another one encasing the city that includes all other towns and villages of the governorate.

Exhaustive list

Cities in Yemen
Rank English name Arabic name Population Subdistrict District Governorate
1. Sana'a صنعاء 1747834 15 subdistricts1 12 districts Sana'a Governorate (Capital District)2
2. Aden عدن 589419 8 subdistricts1 8 districts Aden Governorate
3. Taiz تعز 463117 x subdistricts1 3 districts Taiz Governorate
4. Al Hudaydah الحديدة 402560 x subdistricts1 3 districts Al Hudaydah Governorate
5. Ibb إب 208844 x subdistricts1 3 districts Ibb Governorate
6. Mukalla المكلا 176942 Mukalla City Mukalla City Hadhramaut Governorate
7. Dhamar ذمار 144273 Dhamar Dhamar City Dhamar Governorate
8. 'Amran عمران 76863 'Amran 'Amran 'Amran Governorate
9. Bajil
10. Seiyun
11. Tarim
12. Sa`dah صعدة 49422 Saada Saada Saada Governorate
13. Radaa
14. Shihr
15. Yarim
16. Qaeda
17. Beit al Faqih
18. Hajjah الحجة 34136 Hajjah City Hajjah City Hajjah Governorate
19. Al Bayda' البيضاء 29059 Al Bayda' Al Bayda' City Al Bayda' Governorate
23. Al Houta الحوطة 25471 Al Houta Al Houta Lahij Governorate
28. Ataq عتق 20435 Ataq Ataq Shabwa Governorate
29. Zinjibar زنجبار 19879 Zinjibar Zinjibar Abyan Governorate
32. Ad Dali' الضالع 17139 Ad Dali' Ad Dali' Ad Dali' Governorate
36. Ma'rib مأرب 13863 Ashraf Ma'rib City Ma'rib Governorate
28. Al Hazm الحزم 13553 Hamdan Al Hazm Al Jawf Governorate
40 Al Ghaydah الغيظة 13475 Ad Dali' Ad Dali' Al Mahrah Governorate
46. Al Mahwit المحويت 12817 Al Mahwit Al Mahwit City Al Mahwit Governorate
56. Hadibu حديبو 8545 Hadibu Hadibu Socotra Governorate
57. Al Jabin الجبين 1634 Al Jabin Al Jabin District Raymah Governorate

1. The large cities of Sanaa, Aden, Taizz, Hudayda, and Ibb are administratively spread across multiple districts and subdisticts.
2. Sanaa is divided into two governorates, one for the city, and another one encasing the city that includes all other towns and villages of the governorate.

Original table

Cities in Yemen
Rank Name Population Governorate
Transcription Arabic Census 1994 Estimate 2005
1. Sana'a صنعاء 954.448 2.431.649 Sana'a (Capital District)
2. Ta'izz تعز 317.571 596.672 Ta'izz
3. Al Hudaydah الحديدة 298.452 548.433 Al Hudaydah
4. Aden عدن 398.294 507.355 'Adan
5. Ibb إب 103.312 225.611 Ibb
6. Dhamar ذمار 82.920 160.114 Dhamar
7. Mukalla المكلا 122.359 144.137 Hadhramaut
8. Zinjibar زنجبار (أبين) 50.346 70.801 Abyan
9. Sayyan سيان 58.383 69.993 San‘a’
10. Ash Shihr الشحر 48.577 68.313 Hadhramaut
11. Sahar سحار 27.621 60.487 San‘a’
12. Zabid زبيد 44.239 50.781 Al Hudaydah
13. Hajjah حجة 24.645 46.568 Hajjah
14. Bajil District باجل 40.561 46.005 Al Hudaydah
15. Dhi as-Sufal ذي سفال 31.963 44.949 Ibb
16. Rada'a رداع 39.227 44.755 Al Bayda'
17. Socotra سقطرى 38.112 42.842 Hadhramaut
18. Bait al-Faqih بيت الفقيه 28.773 41.652 Al Hudaydah
19. al-Marawi'a المراوعة 30.504 39.911 Al Hudaydah
20. Yarim يريم 27.802 34.805 Ibb
21. Al Bayda' البيضاء 19.294 33.175 Al Bayda'
22. Amran عمران 28.212 31.497 San‘a’
23. Lahij لحج 19.006 26.728 Lahij
24. Abs عبس 18.320 25.763 Hajjah
25. Harad حرض 15.710 22.093 Hajjah
26. Dimnat Chadir 15.651 22.010 Ta'izz
27. Ataq عتق 13.995 19.681 Shabwah
28. al-Mahabischa المحابشة 12.918 18.166 Hajjah
29. Baihan بيحان 12.685 17.839 Shabwah
30. Marib مأرب 6.996 16.794 Ma'rib
31. Thula ثلاء 11.564 16.262 'Amran
32. as-Saidiyya الزيدية 13.912 16.246 Al Hudaydah
33. Mudiyah مودية 11.071 15.569 Abyan
34. Chamr خمر 10.903 15.333 'Amran
35. Hais حيس 10.678 15.016 Ta'izz
36. ad-Dahi الضحى 10.496 14.760 Al Hudaydah
37. Mocha المخا 10.355 14.562 Ta'izz
38. Al Ghaydah الغيضة 7.785 10.948 Al Mahrah
39. Al Mahwit المحويت 9.060 10.593 Al Mahwit