Rada'a District | |
Native Name: | Arabic: مُدِيْرِيَّة رَدَاع |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Yemen |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yemen |
Coordinates: | 14.34°N 44.9087°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Yemen |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Al Bayda |
Area Total Km2: | 224 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 56,382 |
Timezone: | Yemen Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Elevation M: | 2,251 |
Rada'a District (Arabic: مُدِيْرِيَّة رَدَاع) is a district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 56,382 inhabitants. The district's largest city is Rada'a, east of Dhamar, a city renowned for its 16th-century ‘Amiryia Madrasa and mosque.