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What Country Was Sanaa In?

Sanaa (Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen) lies within 7 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Himyarite Kingdom, from 1 BC to AD 599. The earliest state recorded here is Saba (500 BC).

Who ruled Sanaa?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 401 BCSaba
400 BC – 324 BCUnclaimed / no data
323 BC – 2 BCSaba
1 BC – AD 599Himyarite Kingdom
AD 600 – AD 799Sasanian dependencies
AD 800 – AD 999Abbasid Caliphate
1000 – 1599Yemen
1600 – 1782Ottoman Empire
1783 – 1879Yemen
1880 – 1919Ottoman Empire
1920 – 1944Hejaz
1945 – todayYemen
Map showing Sanaa in AD 300Sanaa
Border map for AD 300. See the world in AD 300.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.