Sena, Yemen

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

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]

Sena صناء 𐩮𐩬𐩱
Sana
Sena Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 16°5′25.9″N 49°39′19.48″E
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Hadhramaut

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]