Sa'dah
صَعْدَة | |
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Governorate | |
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| Coordinates: 16°58′N 44°43′E / 16.967°N 44.717°E | |
| Country | Yemen |
| Region | Azal Region |
| Seat | Saada |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Hadi Tarshan (in-exile) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,375 km2 (4,392 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,038,000 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Saada (Arabic: صَعْدَة, romanized: 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[2] and where the Houthi group originates from.[3]: 1008
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook 2011". Central Statistical Organisation. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Freeman, Jack (2009). "The al Houthi Insurgency in the North of Yemen: An Analysis of the Shabab al Moumineen". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 32 (11): 1008–1019. doi:10.1080/10576100903262716. ISSN 1057-610X.