Yemen

Visited in November 1998. I arrived in Sanaa and took a domestic flight to Sayun from where I travelled back to Sanaa via Shibam, Al-Mukalla, Aden, Taizz and Ibb. Yemen has to be the most fascinating country I have visited in the Middle East (despite the lack of any decent food!)

Sanaa
Sayun, Shibam & Taizz
Ibb, Jibla & Hammam
Marib

Map of Yemen

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Sanaa Photo Gallery

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Bab al-Yaman, one of the main gates into the old city.	Crowds coming and going from the old city.	Street traders outside Bab al-Yaman.
Market immediately inside the Bab al-Yaman.	Sa'ila, a wadi dissecting the old city that is used as a road when it is dry.	Roof top view of the old city from the Museum for Arts and Crafts.
Traditional jambiya shop in the old city.	The shop keepers family enjoying the afternoon chewing qat.	View from the shops roof in the old city.
Garlic sellers at the market.	Roof top view of the old city.	Dar al-Hajar, the Rock Palace, at Wadi Dhahr, about 15km north-west of Sanaa.
Interior of Dar al-Hajar.	Close up of window detail at Dar al-Hajar.	A village further down the valley from Dar al-Hajar,