Saada Governorate Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Sa'dah صَعْدَة
Governorate


Country	Yemen
Region	Azal Region
Seat	Saada
Area
• Total	11,375 km² (4,392 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,038,000
• Density	91.25/km² (236.34/sq mi)

Saada (Arabic: صَعْدَة, romanized: Ṣaʿdah) is one of the governorates of Yemen. The governorate's seat and the largest city is Saada. It is the epicentre of Zaydism and where the Houthi group originates from.

Geography
Climate
Economy
See also

Geography

Saada is 240 kilometers north of the capital Sanaa. Northwest of its capital, Saada city, the terrain of the governorate becomes increasingly mountainous and reaches elevations of 2,050 meters in the far west. Between these mountains and Saada city, the terrain is peppered with basins and wadis, ultimately dropping to form arid plains in the east. Rainfall varies greatly according to location. The western mountains of Razih receive as much as 1,000 mm per year, while arid regions east of the governorate's capital can get as little as 50 mm. Given the scarce amounts of arable land in these arid areas, most of the governorate's population lives in the wetter west.

Adjacent governorates

Al Jawf Governorate (east)
'Amran Governorate (south)
Hajjah Governorate (south)

Districts

Location of Sa'dah in Yemen

Saada Governorate is divided into the following 16 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:

Al Dhaher District
Al Hashwah District
As Safra District
Baqim District
Dammaj District
Ghamr District
Haydan District
Kitaf wa Al Boqe'e District
Majz District
Monabbih District
Qatabir District
Razih District
Sa'adah District
Sahar District
Saqayn District
Shada'a District

Cities and towns

Aba Sa`ud
Al Buga
Dhahyan
Bagim
Dammaj
Razeh
Saada

Climate

Warm summers typically reach a high of 26 °C or 78.8 °F while winters can reach morning lows of −16 °C or 3.2 °F.

Economy

Farming, and trading are the main economic activities in the governorate. Additionally arid land is used for raising livestock. The governorate is also home to Suq al-Talh, the largest weapons market in Yemen.