Overview
North Yemen (Arabic: اليمن الشمالي, romanized: al-Yaman al-šamāliyya) is a term used to describe the Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1962), the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990), and the regimes that preceded them and exercised sovereignty over that region of Yemen. Its capital was Sanaa from 1918 to 1948 and again from 1962 to 1990. Located in the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula, the area of the region (Upper Yemen) is approximately 136,000 square kilometers, and it used to have a population of about thirteen million people prior to the Yemeni unification. It was bordered to the north by Saudi Arabia, to the south and east by South Yemen, to the west by the Red Sea, and to Bab al-Mandab in the.
Historical Periods
North Yemen (1919–1925)
1919 CE – 1925 CE
Area: 181,353 km²
North Yemen (1926–1931)
1926 CE – 1931 CE
Area: 181,327 km²
North Yemen (1932–1935)
1932 CE – 1935 CE
Area: 151,925 km²
North Yemen (1936–1986)
1936 CE – 1986 CE
Area: 151,087 km²
North Yemen (1987–1989)
1987 CE – 1989 CE
Area: 151,087 km²