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  • Historic City of Saada

  • Historic City of Saada

    Sadaa is the capital city of Saada Governorate in north-western Yemen. The city is one of the oldest medieval cites in Yemen, important for its historical, architectural, urban and spiritual. Al-Hadi Mosque, which is one of the historical mosques of the city, was built in around 897 AD , and named after Imam Yahya Bin Al-Hussein, the founder of the Ziyadi state.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Historic city of Saada.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Historic City of Saada
    by Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Historic City of Saada
    by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Historic City of Saada
    by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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    Historic City of Saada

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2002

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Yemen

    Saada Governorate

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    9th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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