Map of ‘Amrān, Yemen

‘Amrān is the administrative centre of Omran, Yemen, with a population of about 90,792. It lies at 15.6594°N, 43.9438°E. ‘Amrān is about 44 km (27 mi) northwest of Sanaa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ḩajjah, 36 km to the west.

‘Amrān at a glance

Where is ‘Amrān?

• The 8th largest city in Yemen by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 12 min on the shortest day to 13 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near ‘Amrān

• Ḩajjah — 36 km west
• Sanaa — 44 km southeast
• Sayyān — 68 km southeast
• Bājil — 97 km southwest
• Dhamār — 134 km south
• Al Ḩudaydah — 143 km southwest
• Bayt al Faqīh — 143 km southwest
• Sa'dah — 144 km north
• Zabīd — 176 km southwest
• Abū ‘Arīsh — 188 km northwest, Saudi Arabia

Largest cities in Yemen

• Sanaa — 1,937,451
• Aden — 1,079,670
• Taiz — 940,600
• Ibb — 771,514
• Al Ḩudaydah — 734,699
• Mukalla — 594,951
• Dhamār — 160,114
• Sayyān — 69,404
• Zabīd — 52,590
• Sa'dah — 51,870

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.