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'Amran is completely surrounded by walls that date to 1720.

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Amran

Yemen

Country
Yemen
Population
134.3K
Coordinates
15.66, 43.95
952nd most populous city in the world

ʿAmrān is a small city in western central Yemen. It is the capital of 'Amran Governorate, and was formerly part of Sana'a Governorate. It is located 52.9 kilometres (32.9 mi) by road northwest of the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, at the upper (southern) end of the al-Bawn plain.

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Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0