Spatial Analysis of the Geographical Distribution of Markets in the Capital, Sana'a

This study examines the classification of commercial markets in the capital, Sana'a, and the geographical distribution of these markets at the district and neighborhood levels. It also provides a spatial analysis of this distribution. The study relied on a descriptive and analytical approach, using field surveys and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and program Spss22 to achieve its objectives. One of the most important findings of the study was that the number of specializations in the Capital Secretariat for the year 2024 AD reached 209 commercial markets distributed among the ten accreditation directorates. The Al-Sab'een Directorate included the largest number of them, 68 commercial markets, representing 32.5% of the total number of markets in the Capital Secretariat. The study also aims to find a strong direct relationship between (population, area) and their number in the Capital Secretariat. It became clear that the distributional division in the capital’s secretariat takes a clustered form, far from random, which requires, in addition to it, the joint spatial and human forces in creating this cluster in its distribution, and that its distribution did not come about by chance.