Map of Taiz, Yemen

Taiz is the administrative centre of Ta‘izz, Yemen, with a population of about 940,600. It lies at 13.5795°N, 44.0209°E, about 1400 m above sea level. Taiz is about 198 km (123 mi) south of Sanaa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dhī as Sufāl, 30 km to the north.

Taiz at a glance

Where is Taiz?

• The 3rd largest city in Yemen by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 19 min on the shortest day to 12 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Taiz

• Dhī as Sufāl — 30 km north
• Ibb — 46 km north
• Zabīd — 102 km northwest
• Dhamār — 115 km north
• Bayt al Faqīh — 128 km northwest
• Aden — 141 km southeast
• Assab — 152 km southwest, Eritrea
• Al Bayda — 174 km east
• Al Ḩudaydah — 178 km northwest
• Sayyān — 180 km north

Largest cities in Yemen

• Sanaa — 1,937,451
• Aden — 1,079,670
• Ibb — 771,514
• Al Ḩudaydah — 734,699
• Mukalla — 594,951
• Dhamār — 160,114
• ‘Amrān — 90,792
• 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.