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Yemen , is a country that breaths history through every pore,


 

Yemen

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Yemen, is one of the oldest civilization in the world, the history of the country is very rich, the unique thing in Yemen is that the traditions and culture remain as it was in the past, so you can experience the past and at the same time to see Yemen as a modern and safe country.

Motaz Othman, ITM 

This is a country that breaths history through every pore, not only through its ancient ruins and monuments, but also through its traditions and culture which remain a part of everyday life.

Yemen is Arabia's Undiscovered gem. It is a country where you can find the world's oldest skyscrapers, spectacular mountaintop villages, pristine coral reefs, and stunningly gorgeous trees unseen anywhere else on earth.

You can journey through one of the world's largest expanse of sand, or marvel at greenery so lush you'd wonder if you were in Arabia.

Yet so little is known about the Real Yemen, that when visitors travel across the country, it is almost always a beautiful voyage of discovery.

From the breathtaking ancient skyscrapers of Shibam to the traditional Suqs of Sana'a and the unspoiled natural beauty of Socotra, you will learn a lot about what Yemen has to offer.

With Jebel Nugum towering over it, Sana'a sits on the narrowest point of a major mountain plateau, (2.286 metres) above sea level. The region's volcanic origin and regular rainfall make it fertile and it enjoys a temperate climate throughout the year with the occasional sharp frost in the small hours of winter nights. One legend tells of its founding by Shem the son of Noah.

Sana'a

Sana'a has been of great importance since ancient times, an urban centre for the tribes and its market always a trading nucleus for the region. It lies at the intersection to two major ancient trade routes, one of them linking the fertile upland plains, the other Marib and the Red Sea, and was a natural commercial centre. The name Sana'a probably derives from a South Arabian term meaning well fortified. Its Qasr as-Silha, rebuilt on the establishment of Islam, can be seen today with many of its walls still standing.

In the Old City of Sana'a around 14.000 tower houses rise up six (sometimes even nine) storeys high. Many originally had an agricultural vocation limited to adjacent land. The traditional social structures of Yemen partly define the way a house is built.
The technique of building combines skill handed down by one generation to another – to produce a creativeness in the use of space and light. While in many other Arab nations houses surround a secluded courtyard and look inwards, Yemeni houses look out on to communal streets.

So what of this ancient city of Sana’a? Visitors, Arab and European, have always been impressed by its fortifications, architecture, and gardens, and by its populousness- around twelve thousand in the early seventeenth century, up to forty thousand in the mid nineteenth century and around one million today. “Abounding in good things”, wrote the twelfth century Arab geographer al-Idrisi, “and full of buildings… the oldest, the largest and most populous city of Yemen” – of Arabia, he could have added – “an even atmosphere, a fertile soil, and the heat and the cold there are always temperate”.
Sana’a is basically a medieval creation, and many of the houses pre-date the nineteenth century, especially in their lower storeys. The organization of the city is typical of the region: massive perimeter walls, a large and thriving market, a Great Mosque for the larger congregation on Fridays, and a ruler’s palace, now long gone but likely in the earlier period to have been near the Great Mosque. Such a palace typically included administrative offices, reception salons, baths and well-watered gardens with more fountains.


To walk in the old city is an intense pleasure at any hour of the day.

The al-Baldah Tourist Festival is one of the well-known Festivals and Events in Yemen. This festival, held on 10th of August, started in the Mukalla city in Hadramout Governorate. Its objective is to utilize the tourism, recreational, aesthetic and natural therapeutic possibilities of the city.

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Yemen , is a country that breaths history through every pore,
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Horniman Museum:
Tuareg Artefacts, Yemeni Photos
  Issue 55

Yemen
A destination that’s hard to beat
  Issue 38

Yemen
a unique destination for adventure tourism
  Issue 37

Yemen Minister of Tourism Nabil Al-Faqih, to ITM
We still need a long-term national strategy
  Issue 36

Happy Yemen
Generous hospitality and beautiful places
  Issue 32

Shibam
Yemeni history and national beauty
  Issue 29

Dar El Hajar
A bewitching building
  Issue 25

EU's Study trip focuses on
Yemen's historical cities
  Issue 24

Al-Qahira Fortress
A star above Taiz
  Issue 22

Happy Yemen
A strong spring season for tourism
  Issue 20

A tour of Yemen's historical cities

  Issue 19

Agate (Aqiq)
The wonderful secrets of Yemen
  Issue 17

Ibb
A tour through beautiful nature
  Issue 14

Ramadan in Yemen
Worship and getting neer to Allah
  Issue 14

Traditional Souks in Yemen
Cultural tourism at its best
  Issue 13

Architecture in Yemen
Ancient civilization and magnificent heritage
  Issue 12

Eden
Between the sea and the mountains
  Issue 11

News
Yemen Travel and Tourism
  Issue 11

Ta'az
A journey in the city of dreams
  Issue 6

The Queen of Sheba
Treasures from Ancient Yemen
  Issue 4

A Yemen Diary
By:Sayyed Nadeem Kazmi
  Issue 4

Advert
Yemenia
  Issue 3

Sana'a
Yemen's Happy City
  Issue 2
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Arab and Muslim countries are Precedents in Cultural Tourism
  Issue 2




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