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Al-Hajjarah village in the Haraz Mountains
The village Al-Hajjarah was built on top of a mountain to make it easy to defend against invaders.
From: Middle East » Yemen
North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern governm... [read more]
North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern governm... [read more] Blog: Yemen part IV - The south and the west
Date: January 8th 2007
Date: January 8th 2007
Yemen part IV - The south and the west
First I'd like to write a little about the habit of chewing khat. Khat is in most countries in the World considered a drug and consequently illegal. In countries where it is legal however, for instance in Yemen but also in Ethiopia for instance, it is used by a very high percentage of the population. Th ... read more
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