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sana

American  
[sah-nah] / sɑˈnɑ /
Or Sanaa

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of the Republic of Yemen, in SW Arabia.


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The south itself is at odds with the Iran-backed Houthi militia, which controls most of northwestern Yemen, including the capital, San’a.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

In 2014, they took over San’a, Yemen’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Top-level Obama administration envoys met secretly with the rebels in Oman in late May last year, which led to the release of Casey Coombs, an American freelance journalist who had been based in San’a.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2016

There was no immediate comment from the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting to dislodge the Houthis from the capital San’a and restore President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2016

A number of coins have been brought to the British Museum from Aden, San’a and Ma’rib.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

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