Outline of Yemen
Governorate Capital City Area km² Pop ( 2004 ) Map Key
'Adan Aden 825 589,419 1
'Amran 'Amran 9,013 877,786 2
Abyan Zinjibar 20,380 433,819 3
Ad Dali ' Ad Dali ' 4,448 470,564 4
Al Bayda ' Al Bayda 10,487 577,369 5
Al Hudaydah Al Hudaydah 15,407 2,157,552 6
Al Jawf Al Jawf 46,170 443,797 7
Al Mahrah Al Ghaydah 78,073 88,594 8
Al Mahwit Al Mahwit 2,452 494,557 9
Amanat Al Asimah San ' a ' 126 1,747,834 10
Dhamar Dhamar 8,705 1,330,108 11
Hadramaut Mukalla 195,626 1,028,556 12
Hajjah Hajjah 9,376 1,479,568 13
Ibb Ibb 6,031 2,131,861 14
Lahij Lahij 14,003 722,694 15
Ma'rib Ma'rib 19,529 238,522 16
Raymah Hajjah 2,239 394,448 17
Sa'dah Sa'dah 14,364 695,033 18
Sana ' a San ' a ' 13,730 919,215 19
Shabwah Ataq 45,519 470,440 20
Geography of Yemen -- Regions of Yemen
Administrative divisions of Yemen Yemen is divided into 21 governorates , subdivided into 333 districts ( muderiah ) and 2,210 sub-districts . Governorates of Yemen Districts of Yemen Sub-districts of Yemen Municipalities of Yemen Governorates of Yemen [ edit ] Governorates of Yemen Governorates of Yemen
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Yemen:
Yemen - sovereign country located on the southern portion of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. With a population of more than 20 million people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (259 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. Yemen is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula.