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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Sayun, Shibam, Taizz Photo Gallery

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View through window of the Sultan's Palace in Sayun.	The Sultan's Palace in Sayun.	View from the roof of the Sultan's Palace across Sayun.
Sunset in Sayun from our hotel the as-Salem Hotel.	Panoramic view of Shibam.	Close up view of Shibam.
Street scene inside the old city of Shibam.	Al-Mukalla on the coast of the Arabian Sea.	Wreck rusting in the harbour of Al-Mukalla.
Bab-al Kabir, the main gate into the old city of Taizz.	Main door into the Al-Mudhaffar Mosque in the old city, Taizz.	View of Taizz from the fortress.