ISO 3166-2:YE
ISO 3166-2:YEis the entry forYemeninISO 3166-2,part of theISO 3166standardpublished by theInternational Organization for Standardization(ISO), which definescodesfor the names of the principalsubdivisions(e.g.,provincesorstates) of allcountriescoded inISO 3166-1.
Currently for Yemen, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for1 municipality and 21 governorates.The municipalitySana'ais the capital of the country and has special status equal to the governorates.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isYE,theISO 3166-1 alpha-2code of Yemen. The second part is two letters.
Current codes[edit]
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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| Code | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Subdivision name (ar)[note 1] | Subdivision name (en)[note 2] | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YE-AD | ‘Adan | عدن | Aden | governorate |
| YE-AM | ‘Amrān | عمران | Amran | governorate |
| YE-AB | Abyan | أَبْيَنْ | Abyan | governorate |
| YE-DA | Aḑ Ḑāli‘ | الضالع | Dhale | governorate |
| YE-BA | Al Bayḑā’ | البيضاء | Beida | governorate |
| YE-HU | Al Ḩudaydah | الْحُدَيْدَة | Western Coast | governorate |
| YE-JA | Al Jawf | الجوف | Jouf | governorate |
| YE-MR | Al Mahrah | ٱلْمَهْرَة | Mahra | governorate |
| YE-MW | Al Maḩwīt | ٱلْمَحْوِيْت | Mahwit | governorate |
| YE-SA | Amānat al ‘Āşimah[city] | صَنْعَاء | Sanaa City | municipality |
| YE-SU | Arkhabīl Suquţrá | سقطرى | Socotra | governorate |
| YE-DH | Dhamār | ذَمَار | Dhamar | governorate |
| YE-HD | Ḩaḑramawt | حضرموت | Hadhramaut | governorate |
| YE-HJ | Ḩajjah | حجة | Hajjah | governorate |
| YE-IB | Ibb | إبّ | Ibb | governorate |
| YE-LA | Laḩij | لحج | Lahij | governorate |
| YE-MA | Ma’rib | مَأْرِب | Marib | governorate |
| YE-RA | Raymah | ريمة | Raymah | governorate |
| YE-SD | Şāʻdah | صَعْدَة | Saada | governorate |
| YE-SN | Şanʻā’ | صَنْعَاء | Sanaa | governorate |
| YE-SH | Shabwah | شَبْوَة | Shabwah | governorate |
| YE-TA | Tāʻizz | تَعِزّ | Taiz | governorate |
- Notes
Changes[edit]
The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Edition/Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-4 | 2002-12-10 | Addition of two governorates | Subdivisions added: YE-DAAḑ Ḑāli' YE-AM'Amrān |
| ISO 3166-2:2007 | 2007-12-13 | Second edition of ISO 3166-2 (this change was not announced in a newsletter)[1] | Subdivisions added: YE-SAŞan‘ā'[city] |
| Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Update of the administrative structure and its alphabetical order and update of the list source | Subdivisions added: YE-RARaymah |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2014-11-17 | Change spelling for YE-SA; update List Source | Spelling change: YE-SAŞan‘ā’ [city] → Amānat al ‘Āşimah [city] |
| 2015-11-27 | Change of subdivision name of YE-DA, YE-AD, YE-BA, YE-AM, YE-MA; addition of governorate YE-SU; addition of romanisation system of YE-RA; update List Source | Subdivision added: YE-SUArkhabīl Suquţrá Name changes: YE-AD YE-AM YE-BA YE-DA YE-MA | |
| 2016-11-15 | Change of spelling of YE-AB; update list source | Spelling change: YE-ABAbyān → Abyan |
See also[edit]
- Subdivisions of Yemen
- FIPS region codes of Yemen
- Neighbouring countries:OM,SA
References[edit]
- ^"Statoid Newsletter January 2008".Statoids.com.
External links[edit]
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: YE
- Governorates of Yemen,Statoids.com