Sena, Yemen

Not to be confused with the Sena dynasty, or Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.

Place in Hadhramaut, Yemen

Sena

صناء

𐩮𐩬𐩱

Sana

Sena

Location in Yemen

Coordinates: 16°5′25.9″N 49°39′19.48″E﻿ / ﻿16.090528°N 49.6554111°E﻿ / 16.090528; 49.6554111
Country|  Yemen
Governorate| Hadhramaut

Sena, officially known as Sana, (Yemeni Arabic: صناء, IPA: [sˤɑnaːʔ]; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩱 ṣnʾ) is an ancient abandoned town in Yemen located in the remote eastern Hadramaut valley.[1] This village is distinct from the similarly named capital of Yemen, Sana'a (Arabic), and the town of Sanāw in Oman.[2]

The locality of Sena is frequently mentioned in the history of the Lemba people; who patrilineally primarily descend from Ancient Semitic traders who migrated to Africa and intermarried with Bantu women somewhere along the Swahili Coast, who then migrated both interolaterally and southwards into Southern Africa.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Preez, Max Du (2004). Of Warriors, Lovers, and Prophets: Unusual Stories from South Africa's Past. Zebra. p. 171\. ISBN 978-1-86872-901-2.
2. ^ Khatri, Vikas (2012). World Famous Treasures Lost and Found. Pustak Mahal. p. 214\. ISBN 978-81-223-1274-4.
3. ^ Soodyall, Himla (2013-10-11). "Lemba origins revisited: Tracing the ancestry of Y chromosomes in South African and Zimbabwean Lemba". South African Medical Journal. 103 (12): 1009. doi:10.7196/SAMJ.7297 (inactive 12 July 2025). ISSN 2078-5135.`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

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Hadhramaut Governorate

Capital: Mukalla

Districts|

* Ad Dis district
* Adh Dhlia'ah district
* Al Abr district
* Mukalla Rural district
* Mukalla City district
* Al Qaf district
* Al Qatn district
* Amd district
* Ar Raydah Wa Qusayar district
* As Sawm district
* Ash Shihr district
* Bur
* Brom Mayfa district
* Daw'an district
* Ghayl Ba Wazir district
* Ghayl Bin Yamin district
* Hagr As Sai'ar district
* Hajr district
* Huraidhah district
* Hawrah district
* Rakhyah district
* Rumah district
* Sah district
* Seiyun district
* Shibam district
* Tarim district
* Thamud district
* Yabuth district
* Zamakh wa Manwakh district

Former Districts
(since 2013-12 Socotra)|

* Hidaybu district
* Qulensya wa Abd al Kuri district

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