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Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the Red Sea to the west, and the Indian Ocean to the south, sharing maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering roughly 528,000 square kilometres (203,861 square miles), with a coastline of approximately 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles), Yemen is the second largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutional capital and largest city. Yemen's estimated population is 34.7 million, mostly Arab Muslims. It is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Owing to its geographic location, Yemen has been at the crossroads of many civilisations for over 7,000 years. In 1200 BCE, the Sabaeans formed a thriving commercial kingdom that included parts of modern Ethiopia and Eritrea. In 275 CE, it was succeeded by the Himyarite Kingdom, which spanned much of Yemen's present-day territory and was heavily influenced by Judaism. Christianity arrived in the fourth century, followed by the rapid spread of Islam in the seventh century. Yemenite troops played a crucial role in early Islamic conquests. Various dynasties emerged between the 9th and 16th centuries. During the 19th century, the country was divided between the Ottoman and British empires. After World War I, the Kingdom of Yemen was established, which in 1962 became the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) following a coup. In 1967, the British Aden Protectorate became the independent People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen), the first and only officially socialist state in the Arab world. In 1990, the two Yemeni states united to form the modern Republic of Yemen, with Ali Abdullah Saleh serving as the first president until his resignation in 2012 in the wake of the Arab Spring.

Since 2011, Yemen has been enduring a political crisis, marked by street protests against poverty, unemployment, corruption, and President Saleh's plan to amend Yemen's constitution and eliminate the presidential term limit. By 2015, the country became engulfed by an ongoing civil war with multiple entities vying for governance, including the Presidential Leadership Council of the internationally recognized government, and the Houthi movement's Supreme Political Council. This conflict, which has escalated to involve various foreign powers, has led to a severe humanitarian crisis. (Full article...)

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The Rasulids (Arabic: بنو رسول, romanized: Banū Rasūl) or the Rasulid dynasty was a Sunni Muslim Arab dynasty who ruled Yemen from 1229 to 1454. (Full article...)

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National Dialogue Conference Ancient history of Yemen Bab-el-Mandeb Republic of Yemen Armed Forces Sheba Queen of Sheba North Yemen Civil War Yemeni Revolution Bab-el-Mandeb

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Al-Hamdi in 1976

Ibrahim al-Hamdi (30 September 1943 – 11 October 1977) (Arabic: إبراهيم الحمدي, romanized: Ibrāhīm al-Ḥamdī) was a Yemeni military officer who served as the third President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 13 June 1974 until his assassination on 11 October 1977. During his rule, he cemented the central government's control over the country, and planned to end tribal loyalty and Yemen's medieval social classes by proclaiming all Yemenis as equal. (Full article...)

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Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Ali Abdullah Saleh Ibrahim al-Hamdi Abdullah al-Sallal Tawakkol Karman Abdullah Al-Baradouni Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar Hassan al-Amri Ahmad bin Yahya Ali Salem al Beidh Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din Ali Nasir Muhammad Abdul Rahman al-Eryani Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani

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Image 1Ruins of The Great Dam of Marib (from History of Yemen)
Image 2Sabaean gravestone of a woman holding a stylized sheaf of wheat, a symbol of fertility in ancient Yemen (from History of Yemen)
Image 3Abdullah as-Sallal, North Yemen President and Dana Adams Schmidt. (from History of Yemen)
Image 4Zurayid Kingdom and the neighbouring polities (from History of Yemen)
Image 5Tahirids in light green and Zaydi imams in dark green (from History of Yemen)
Image 6Ruins of Thula fortress in 'Amran, where al-Mutahhar ibn Yaha barricaded himself against Ottoman attacks. (from History of Yemen)
Image 7Saint Mary's Garrison church in Aden was built by the British in 1850 and is currently abandoned. (from History of Yemen)
Image 8Jibla became the capital of the Sulayhid dynasty (from History of Yemen)
Image 9Hawf, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 10Flag of the Colony of Aden. (from History of Yemen)
Image 11Jabal Haraz, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 12Current (November 2021) political and military control in ongoing Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
  Controlled by the Government of Yemen (under the Presidential Leadership Council since April 2022) and allies
  Controlled by Houthis-led Supreme Political Council
  Controlled by Ansar al-Sharia, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  Controlled by Southern Transitional Council
(from History of Yemen)
Image 13The critically endangered Arabian leopard (from Wildlife of Yemen)
Image 14Old City of Sana'a, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
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Imam Yahya hamid ed-Din's house in Sana'a
(from History of Yemen)
Image 16Jibla and its surroundings, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 17Socotra dragon tree at Socotra, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 18Al-Qahyra (Cairo) Castle's Garden in Ta'izz, the capital of Yemen during the Rasulid's era (from History of Yemen)
Image 19Slave-market in the town of Zabid in Yemen. Illustration from the 1237 Maqamat al-Hariri produced in Baghdad by al-Wasiti (Arabe 5847) (from History of Yemen)
Image 20The Ottoman Grand Vizier and Wāli (Governor) of Yemen Ahmed Muhtar Pasha (from History of Yemen)
Image 21Arabian boduis farm couple, possibly Yemeni (Códice Casanatense, c. 1540) (from History of Yemen)
Image 22Protest in Sana'a, 3 February 2011 (from History of Yemen)
Image 23The Himyarite Kingdom at its height in 525 AD (from History of Yemen)
Image 24The Qadi of Sa'dah, Yemen, in 1200-1210, according to the Maqamat al-Hariri (BNF 3929) (from History of Yemen)
Image 25The Sasanian Empire at its greatest extent c. 620, under Khosrow II (from History of Yemen)
Image 26Rasulid Kingdom around 1264 AD (from History of Yemen)
Image 27Old City of Zabid, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 28Mocha was Yemen's busiest port in the 17th and 18th century. (from History of Yemen)
Image 29Postage stamp of the Kathiri state of Sai'yun with portrait of Sultan Jafar bin Mansur. Kathiri is Kingdom of Hadhramaut Protected/Controlled British Empire. (from History of Yemen)
Image 30Queen Arwa al- Sulaihi Palace (from History of Yemen)
Image 31A funerary stela featuring a musical scene, 1st century AD (from History of Yemen)
Image 32Queen Elizabeth II and Gulf of Aden at Yemen 35 cent Stamp. (from History of Yemen)
Image 33Bridge at Shaharah in the western highlands, with terracing at top right (from Wildlife of Yemen)
Image 34Old Walled City of Shibam, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 35Interior of the Great Mosque of Sana'a, the oldest mosque in Yemen (from History of Yemen)
Image 36The Madrasa Amiriya of Rada, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 37Al Bakiriyya Ottoman Mosque in Sana'a, was built in 1597 (from History of Yemen)
Image 38The Historic City of Thula, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 39Balhaf/Burum coastal area, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen)
Image 40Himyarite King Dhamar Ali Yahbur II (from History of Yemen)
Image 41Zaidi State under the rule of Al-Mutawakkil Isma'il (1675) (from History of Yemen)

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The city with the Hadhramaut Mountains in the background

Shibam (Arabic: شِبَام حَضْرَمَوْت, romanized: Shibām Ḥaḍramawt) is a town in Yemen. With about 7,000 inhabitants, it is the seat of the District of Shibam in the Governorate of Hadhramaut. Known for its mudbrick-made high-rise buildings, it is referred to as the "Manhattan of the Desert" (مَانْهَاتَن ٱلصَّحْرَاء) or "Chicago of the Desert" (شِيْكَاغو ٱلصَّحْرَاء). (Full article...)

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Sanaa Aden Mukalla Marib Taiz Thula Hajjah Ibb Al Hudaydah Mokha Jabal Haraz

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Image 1Barran Temple in Marib.
Image 2Al Saleh Mosque in Sana'a.

Image 2Al Saleh Mosque in Sana'a.
Image 3Temple of Awwam in Marib.
Image 4Seiyun Palace was the royal residence of the sultan of Kathiri, located in the town of Seiyun in the Hadhramaut region, Yemen. It is one of the world’s largest mud-brick structures.
Image 5Ruins of the Great Marib Dam (1988)
Image 6A Griffon from the royal palace at Shabwa, the capital city of Hadhramaut
Image 7A bronze statue of Dhamar Ali Yahbur II, a Himyarite Kingdom king who probably reigned in late 3rd or early 4th century AD. Displayed in the Sana'a National Museum.
Image 8Jews of Maswar, Yemen, in 1902
Image 9dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) in Socotra
Image 10Bronze lion with a rider made by Qatabanians the circa 75-50 BCE.
Image 11A Yemeni Jambiya

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Libyan asida served with rub and molten sheep ghee; the traditional way to eat Libyan asida is to do so using the index and middle fingers of the right hand.

Asida (Arabic "عصيدة", Maghrebi "Ġsydë" [ˈʕæs(ˁ)iːdə]) is a common dish in the Arab world. It is a lump of dough, obtained by stirring wheat flour into boiling water, sometimes with added butter or honey. Similar in texture to fufu, it is eaten mainly in Middle East and African countries. It is considered one of the most popular desserts and traditional dishes in many Arab countries. (Full article...)

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v t e Foreign relations of Yemen
Africa	Djibouti Eritrea Libya Somalia
Americas	United States
Asia	Bahrain Bangladesh China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Malaysia Oman Pakistan Palestine Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates
Europe	Germany Italy Russia Spain United Kingdom
Multilateral relations	European Union
Diplomatic missions	Diplomatic missions of Yemen / in Yemen
Related topics	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Yemen / South Yemen

v t e Demographics of Yemen
Religions	Islam Sunni Shia Christianity Protestantism Roman Catholicism Hinduism Jews
Main ethnic groups	Arabs Hadharem Mehri Soqotri Afro-Arabs
Foreign nationals	Turks Pakistanis Indians Somalis
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v t e Islands of Yemen
Arabian Sea & Guardafui Channel	Socotra Archipelago Socotra Abd al Kuri Samhah Darsah North Ka'l Fir'awn South Ka'l Fir'awn Sabuniyah	Yemen portal
Red Sea	Hanish Islands Zuqar Greater Hanish Lesser Hanish Zubair Group Zubair Island Jabal al-Tair Kamaran Perim	Yemen portal
Islands of Yemen at Commons

v t e World Heritage Sites in Yemen
Historic Town of Zabid Old City of Sana'a Old Walled City of Shibam Socotra Archipelago Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba		Yemen portal
List of World Heritage Sites in Yemen

v t e Federalization of Yemen
Sana'a Municipality is not a part of any federal region
Aden	Aden, Abyan, Lahij, Dhale
Azal	Sanaa, 'Amran, Dhamar, Saada
Hadramaut	Hadhramaut, Al Mahra, Shabwah, Socotra Archipelago
Janad	Taiz, Ibb
Sheba	Ma'rib, Al Bayda, Al Jawf
Tihama	Al Hudaydah, Raymah, Al Mahwit, Hajjah