'Amran

ʿAmrān
عمران
City
ʿAmrān is located in Yemen
ʿAmrān
ʿAmrān
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 15°40′N 43°57′E / 15.667°N 43.950°E / 15.667; 43.950
Country Yemen
Governorate'Amran Governorate
DistrictAmran
Population
 (2013)
 • Total92,763
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

ʿAmrān (Arabic: عمران; Old South Arabian: 𐩲𐩣𐩧𐩬 ʿmrn) is a small city in western central Yemen. It is the capital of 'Amran Governorate, and was formerly part of Sana'a Governorate. It is located 52.9 kilometres (32.9 mi) by road northwest of the Yemeni capital of Sana'a,[1] at the upper (southern) end of the al-Bawn plain.[2] According to the 2004 census it had a population of 76,863, and an estimated population of 92,763 in 2013.[3]

  1. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 252–3. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Amran". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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