Yemen

Exotic Sana'a, Yemen

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December 15th 2008
San'a Yemen. I arrived in the dark to the sight of the famous tower houses in the old walled city. It is the world's oldest city and considered by some to be the most beautiful. The oldest house was built 2000 years ago. The houses are like medieval sky scrapers. The walls are embossed with thick concrete in geometric patterns. The windows have an arch of coloured glass over them. Quite romanti ... read more

Middle East » Yemen » Sana'a

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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