List of cities in Yemen

The city is the administrative division which falls under the division of the directorate in the urban, which is the centre of the provinces and the centre of districts as well as every urban population with a population of (5,000) or more people and a basic service or more available.

A map of Yemen, with several major cities and neighboring countries/bodies of water named and marked.
Map of Yemen
Sana'a, capital of Yemen
Ta'izz
Aden
Mukalla

Here is a list of cities in Yemen:

Cities in Yemen
Rank Name Population Governorate
Transcription Arabic Census 1994 Estimate 2005[needs update]
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. Seiyun سيئون 111,728 120,137 Hadhramaut
9. Zinjibar (زنجبار (أبين 50,346 70,801 Abyan
10. Sayyan سيان 58,383 69,993 San‘a’
11. Ash Shihr الشحر 48,577 68,313 Hadhramaut
12. Sahar سحار 27,621 60,487 San‘a’
13. Zabid زبيد 44,239 50,781 Al Hudaydah
14. Hajjah حجة 24,645 46,568 Hajjah
15. Bajil District باجل 40,561 46,005 Al Hudaydah
16. Dhi as-Sufal ذي سفال 31,963 44,949 Ibb
17. Rada'a رداع 39,227 44,755 Al Bayda'
18. Socotra سقطرى 38,112 42,842 Hadhramaut
19. Bait al-Faqih بيت الفقيه 28,773 41,652 Al Hudaydah
20. al-Marawi'a المراوعة 30,504 39,911 Al Hudaydah
21. Yarim يريم 27,802 34,805 Ibb
22. Al Bayda' البيضاء 19,294 33,175 Al Bayda'
23. 'Amran عمران 28,212 31,497 San‘a’
24. Lahij لحج 19,006 26,728 Lahij
25. Abs عبس 18,320 25,763 Hajjah
26. Harad حرض 15,710 22,093 Hajjah
27. Dimnat Chadir 15,651 22,010 Ta'izz
28. Ataq عتق 13,995 19,681 Shabwah
29. al-Mahabischa المحابشة 12,918 18,166 Hajjah
30. Baihan بيحان 12,685 17,839 Shabwah
31. Marib مأرب 6,996 16,794 Ma'rib
32. Thula ثلاء 11,564 16,262 'Amran
33. Az Zaydiyah الزيدية 13,912 16,246 Al Hudaydah
34. Mudiyah مودية 11,071 15,569 Abyan
35. Khamir خمر 10,903 15,333 'Amran
36. Hais حيس 10,678 15,016 Ta'izz
37. ad-Dahi الضحى 10,496 14,760 Al Hudaydah
38. Mocha المخا 10,355 14,562 Ta'izz
39. Al Ghaydah الغيضة 7,785 10,948 Al Mahrah
40. Al Mahwit المحويت 9,060 10,593 Al Mahwit