A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SANAA

Fri, 23 Jan '26
Capital near the Red Sea
Fri, 25 Jul '25
World capital next to the Sarawat Mountains
Sat, 8 Jun '24
Capital city that's 7,200+ feet above sea level
Fri, 22 Mar '24
Capital southeast of Mecca
Fri, 9 Feb '24
Mideast capital
Mon, 11 Dec '23
Yemen's capital
Sun, 22 May '22
Capital of Yemen
Sun, 14 Feb '21
Capital of Yemen