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SANA'AIt is divided into the capital city and province of Sana'a. capital city :it is the political and historical capital city of Republic of Yemen.it is situated in the midst of the Yemeni plateau in the lowlands of Sana'a between the two mountains Nugum and Aiban at a height of about 2200 m. above sea level . it is Sam city by informed people and Azal in the verse of poets. Naming it Sana'a was because of the quality it made itself like saying a beautiful lady. It was known by this name since the birth of christ,peace on him its heart is the old Sana'a which stil preserves its orginal structural characteristics and the most important touristic and the antiquity features in the capital city. GHAMDAN PALACE. THE Great Mosque.souk AL-Milh,i.e. salt Market. Old simserat, Bab AL-Yemen Museum , the Military Museum ,Museum of Archeology in the University of Sana'a There are a number of historical and archeological location in the province of Sana'a . which has a vest fame such as Ghaiman,Husn Zimarmar ,Amran, Naeet,Thula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WADI DHAHRThis fertile wadi lies west of sana'a at a distance of some 17 km.its most prominent landmark is the wadi Dhahr palace .which was the summer residence of the Imam. | MANAKHALies in the middle of sana'a /Hodeida highway .Manakha has benefitted from its being an important road used by the Turks during the past century.it is now the capital of Haraz district and is surrounded by many beautiful villages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AL MAHWEETIt is distinguished by its individual location overlooking to the terraces of the farms and wadis in which the coffee plantation is enormous as also some equatorial fruits .there are villages over tips of the mountains . the main towns and features in the province are ; Shibam Kowkaban ,one of the Himierity civilization centre ; Kowkaban is a natural bridge and historical fortress Al Tawila, is embraced by an eagle –like mountain Al-Ahjur and Hoffash . | SHIBAMA pre–Islamic city located at the base of Kowkaban mountain. The caves hewn out of the rock are graves used before the advent of Islam .the principal mosque in shibam is more than a millineum old and retains many of the ancient architecture and desgns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KOWKABANLocated at a great height above Shibam the name is that of two old castles. It is strongly fortified and the Turks vainly attempted to invade several times .it has water basins and grain silos hewn out of the earth, enabling retention of grain for a long period without opening its gates even once. | THULAThe gem of Yemeni architecture with natural stone. The multi-storey buildings are fully built of stone without the use of cement .there is also the fortress tall towers that render the peak of the mountain steep. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SAA’DAOne of the cities of captivating beauty and was the centre of past great writers, narrators , men of letters, warriors and scholars .it is a fortified city with a mud wall enclosing its houses built of compressed clay . its most prominent landmarks are the great Mosque , the Fortress and the cemetery if Imam Alhadi's family dating back to c.999 Hijriyyah . | SHAHARAThe famed mountainous town located on the summit of shahara mountain rising to 3,000 m. it was never taken by its stone bridge between two mountains. It is also famed for its Mosques and water cisterns hewn out of the rock . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RAIDAA fortified village overlooking Albaun basin . it is the birthplace of Yemen's great scholar and linguist Albasson bin Ahmed Al Hamdani (born in the 4th century Hijra /10th century A .D )its founding dates is pre –Islamic . in recent years a new city adjacent to the asphalted road linking sana'a and Saada has appeared . | RADA'Capital of the Tahirid state during the 15th century . perhaps the Al –Amiriyya mosque and school have the most detailed and numerous decorations and varied scripts ranging from the kufic to the common script among all the mosques of Yemen . here also is the fortress built by Shamar Yaro'osh Al-Amiriyya before the christain era. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ALBAIDAThe capital city is the town of Albaida , in the south eastern of the capital Sana'a , at a height of about 2250m. above sea level . its old houses are distinct by its characteristics which resembles those of the houses found in sada. The areas following the province of Al baida are famous for breeding camels and using them for trasportation and for using the milk . AlBaida is also famous in manufacutring traditional old style clothes . the main regious in the province are ; Rada'a . in which there is the Amiria school and the ancient fort . | MAREBCapital of the sabaen state . located on the ancient gum and frankincense trade route linking the indian Ocean and the mediterranean sea .its most prominent historic landmark is the dam built by king "Sama Ali Yanuf "in c.3,000 B.C in addition to the dam there are the remnants of ancient temple , the most famous among them being Mahram Bilquis . it has been mentioned in the Holy Quran as the "land of the two paradises" lately a new dam has been constructed in place of the ancient one to make it a verdant oasis once more . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ADENIt's the economical capital of Yemen . and one of the most important sea ports that dominate the marine trade line from middle Asia to the red sea and Africa.Also it was in the past the main port of all the ancient Yemeni kingdoms .now it is the largest Yemeni port and is the considered a free trade zone . | BARAQISHBaraqish was the economic capital of Maen state and was named (Yathil) in anceint times . it was center of the Maenian state which flourished during the 4th century A.D it was an important trading post on gum and frankincense route and still retains its great wall covered with ancient Musnad inscriptions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HAJJAHA fast growing town which used to be an advanced outpost of many opponents of the despotic Imamic rule . it played an important role in aiding the Republicans . its most prominent landmark is Alqahira fort decorated into the walls by the Imams' political prisoners . | ZABIDSeat of learning and city of scholars. Before being planned in 204 Hijriyyah/819 A.D , it was a small group of tiny villages . beginning with the Al Asha'ri'a and the Nagagib until the decline of the kingdoms , it played the role of the scholarly university . it has retained its architectural and scientific treasures till this day . the city and its walls are both built wth clay . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BAIT AL FAQEEHThe Islamic city of the Zarneeq, nearby Zabid , also famed for its learning . it is also famed for weaving of carpets equal in quality with those of Alsham . it has a weekly suq held on Friday . | ALKHOKHAHA beautiful costal village taking pride in its golden beaches and the best palm trees in Yemen , the clear warm water of the sea lap it around the year . . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ALHODEIDAIt is the second largest port of the republic of Yemen . Hodeida has a fish market in the early hours of the day During the past decade Hodeida has witnessed a great extent of expansion and modernization. | ALTORComing down westwards from Hajja the Altor village appears to have many of the architectural features of a Tihama settlement , such as the small stone buildings of the round huts made of wood and straw . it has a weekly suq . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAIZCapital of the Rasulid state and one of the fortified cities. Narration about its founding date vary , with some setting the date at 1183 A.D during the era of king Tughtakin and others dating it earlier than that .in any case it was a resort of the kings of Himyar and was known in anceint times by the name of Odaina . its more prominent landmark is the Al sharafya schoolnamed after sultan Alasharf Ismaili the Rasulid. It dates back to c .800 Hijriyyah and is still functioning today. | ALTURBA & YAFRUSALTURBA The town is located nearby the city Taiz and on the edge of the wadi Almaqatera . from this wadi the waters flow southwards to the Indian Ocean. YAFRUS : Located near Taiz . the social reformer and scholar Ahmed Alkhamri is buried here his tomb was erected by the Tahirids in honour of this Yemeni reformer and has become a site to which many go to visit . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JIBLAThe capital chosen by Queen Arwa bint Ahmed Alsulaihi , who ruled Yemen during the 11th and 12th centuries A.D the memory of Queen Arwa . whose body now reposes in the great Mosque in Jibla , is still alive in the memory of the people during her long reign lasting for more than fifty years , she realized peace and economic prosperity for the country . | ALJANADIt has a Mosque that equals the great Mosque in Sana'a in fame , being the oldest Mosque in Yemen. It was built during the lifetime of prophet Mohamed (peace and Blessings of Allah be uponhim) it was built by the revered companion of the prophet . Ma'ad bin jabel in the sixth year of the Hijra. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MOKHAAn old ancient port of Yemen which shipped Mocha coffee to countries all over the world during the 17th and 18th centuries. At present it witnesses new development with new and modern port facilites and a large power station . | IBBThe lands surrounding ibb receive the greatest amount of rainfall than any other place in Yemen . thus , it lies in the very heart of " Green Yemen "and its mountains are covered with a bed of trees . it also has great architectural edifices . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SHABWAThe capital city is Ataq , at a distance of 345 km east of Sana'a, passing by Ramlat Al sab'atein . old Shabwa represents a high position in the old yemeni civilization histort as it was the capital cityfor the state of Hadramaut. Shabwa was booming due to the trade of olibanum and incense and due to its old famous sea port of kana (Bir Ali) now .the main features in it are in Baihan . Haban ,Azan and Hamam Al-Radm. | MUKALLAIt is situated 622 km to the east of Aden .the picturesque city is constructed on the Arabian sea ,boasting a beautiful gulf and a fine harbor . the scenery here looks like that recounted by Sinbad the sailor. When you are in Al –Mukalla don't forget to visit the old city , the castle and the museum . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TARIMTarim is located at the eastern extremity of Wadi Hadhramaut surrounded by the green palm trees The city was in the past a religious city famous for its Islamic university . from that period we still have beautiful minarets , decorated tombs and a rich library . | SHIBAM HADHARAMAUT & SAIYOUNSHIBAM HADHARAMAUT The fantastic city of (sky scrapers) The Manhattan of the desert. SAIYOUN Saiyoun is in Wadi Hadhramaut and is considered one of the most beautiful Yemeni cites with its intricate windows and magnificent place.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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