Country
Yemen
2 cities in this atlas
Yemen recognizes two capitals, Sanaa and Aden, an arrangement uncommon among nations. Sanaa, the larger of the two, sits alongside Aden in this dual role, while other cities such as Taiz, Ibb, and Al Ḩudaydah rank among the country's largest settlements without sharing in the governing designation. The split points to a divided administrative structure rather than a single central seat of government.
Cities
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Sanaacapitalde jure | 1,937,451 |
| Adencapitalde facto | 1,079,670 |
| Taiz | 940,600 |
| Ibb | 771,514 |
| Al Ḩudaydah | 734,699 |
| Mukalla | 594,951 |
| Dhamār | 160,114 |
| ‘Amrān | 90,792 |
| Sayyān | 69,404 |
| Zabīd | 52,590 |
| Sa'dah | 51,870 |
| Bājil | 48,218 |
| Ḩajjah | 43,549 |
| Dhī as Sufāl | 37,997 |
| Al Bayda | 37,821 |
| Ataq | 37,315 |
| Bayt al Faqīh | 34,204 |
| Yarīm | 33,050 |
| Saḩar | 31,859 |
| Laḩij | 23,375 |
| Ghayl Bā Wazīr | 21,259 |
| Zinjibār | 19,879 |
| Al Ḩazm | 18,241 |
| Ma'rib | 16,794 |
| Mocha | 16,794 |
| Aḑ Ḑāli‘ | 14,760 |
| Jawf al Maqbābah | 14,175 |
| Al Ghayz̧ah | 10,948 |
| Al Maḩwīt | 10,593 |
| Jadder Cemetery | 10,000 |
| Hadibu | 8,545 |
| Shibām | 7,000 |
| CPF | 6,000 |
| Al Madakisha | 5,000 |
| Village of ALAMRAH | 4,500 |
| Qalansīyah | 3,500 |
| Khimār | 3,000 |
| Kilmia | 2,013 |
| Al-Medy Village, قرية المدي | 2,000 |
| Al Qabyal | 2,000 |
| Al Madu | 1,986 |
| Ahl Mohammed bin Ahmed | 1,800 |
| At Taḩāluf | 1,281 |
| Al Ḩamdī | 1,273 |
| AL-khashā upper | 1,100 |
| Salābah | 1,000 |
| Najd Al Tha'ub | 1,000 |
| Al ‘Ummāl | 973 |
| AL-khashā Lower | 800 |
| Qaryat Al kudshi al Ra'inah | 750 |
| Suḩayl Shibām | 645 |
| Ath Thawrah | 587 |
| Bāḩashawān | 548 |
| Al ‘Inān | 100 |
| Sāqayn | 41 |
| Banī al ‘Awwām | 41 |
| Ash Shawātī | 25 |
| Al Musaymīr | 3 |
| Al Khāniq | 2 |
| Daḩasuways | 0 |
The 60 largest settlements, from a gazetteer with no population floor.
Yemen divides the role of capital between more than one city: Sanaa (de jure), Aden (de facto). Each is a capital in its own right rather than one being the real one.
Linked cities have a page in this atlas. The rest are listed for completeness.