Highest Major Cities in Yemen

Cities in Yemen with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres25 entries🇾🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 25

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Yarīm33,050 people · Ibb Governorate

2,626 m

Sayyān69,404 people · Sanaa Governorate

2,482 m

Dhamār160,114 people · Dhamār

2,421 m

Saḩar31,859 people · Sanaa Governorate

2,374 m

Sanaa1,937,451 people · Amanat Alasimah

2,253 m

‘Amrān90,792 people · Omran

2,239 m

Al Bayda37,821 people · Al Bayda

2,005 m

Ibb771,514 people · Ibb Governorate

1,931 m

Sa'dah51,870 people · Şa‘dah

1,876 m

Dhī as Sufāl37,997 people · Ibb Governorate

1,857 m

Ḩajjah43,549 people · Ḩajjah

1,795 m

Taiz940,600 people · Ta‘izz

1,316 m

Ataq37,315 people · Shabwah

1,148 m

Al Ḩazm18,241 people · Al Jawf

1,116 m

Ma'rib16,794 people · Ma’rib

1,095 m

Bājil48,218 people · Al Hudaydah

191 m

Bayt al Faqīh34,204 people · Al Hudaydah

151 m

Laḩij23,375 people · Laḩij

136 m

Zabīd52,590 people · Al Hudaydah

114 m

Ghayl Bā Wazīr21,259 people · Muhafazat Hadramaout

87 m

Mukalla594,951 people · Muhafazat Hadramaout

39 m

Zinjibār19,879 people · Abyan Governorate

20 m

Al Ḩudaydah734,699 people · Al Hudaydah

10 m

Aden1,079,670 people · Aden

7 m

Mocha16,794 people · Ta‘izz

1 m

Highlights

Within Yemen, Yarīm ranks first in 2026 with 2,626 m, followed by Sayyān (2,482 m) and Dhamār (2,421 m).

Across 25 entries, values run from 2,626 m (Yarīm) to 1 m (Mocha), with a median of 1,148 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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