The Most Beautiful Things In Yemen

The Most Beautiful Palaces And Mosques In Yemen

Yemen has many architecturally and historically distinctive palaces and mosques, most notably:

• Sioun Palace:Located in the historic Hadramaut region and returning to one of its sultans, The Sioun Palace is one of the most exclusive palaces in Yemen, built in the 1820s at the site of a former fort, where the Sultan al-Adri lived until 1967, and then became a historical archaeological museum.




• Dar al-Hajar Palace: Built in the 1830s on top of a towering rock tower, the palace's location is 15 km from Sana'a, and Yahya Mohammed Hamededdine built this palace on the ruins of an old building found in the late 18th century. The palace consists of 5 floors; 3 floors are built on rock and two floors built in the rock, and the palace was later converted into a museum with beautiful interior views, and the splendor of the exterior.




• Al-Saleh Mosque:Later named after the People's Mosque, the largest mosque in Yemen, located in the southern suburbs of the city on a large area of land, the construction of the mosque combines Yemeni and Islamic urban excellence to be one of the most prominent modern buildings in Yemen, and it is worth mentioning that the mosque opened in 2008 so that anyone can visit it regardless of his religion.

• Queen Arwa Mosque:The Queen Arwa Mosque is one of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in Yemen, and dates back to its construction in 1056, and the purpose of the construction of the mosque was initially to be a palace, and then ordered the Yemeni Queen Arwa to convert it to a mosque and therefore named after it, and the mosque is considered a witness to architecture in that time period.

The Most Beautiful Natural Areas In Yemen

Yemen has many picturesque natural areas, the most important of which are:

• Mount Baraa Forest:Located in the Hodeidah region, the forest spans 5 heights of the Granite Mountain Range, the last remaining subtropical forest in southern Arabia.




• Bir Ali: Located in the Shabwa area, a lake on an old volcanic crater, its waters are green.




• Dinosaur footprints: Located near the Madar area of Sana'a, these monuments are estimated to be nearly 150 million years old and are for different types of dinosaurs.




• Al-Junaiba Cave: Located in Yemen's Socotra, this cave features the length of its corridors, with a length of 13,525 metres, and is one of the many caves on the island.




• Shalal Hala Bani Al-Fadl: Located in Dhamar, the waterfall is a large waterfall with two vertical dive sites, with a total height of more than 400 m.




• Qalandia Beach: This beach on the Arabian Sea is characterized by its pure white sand, not far from the heart of the Socotra region of Qalandesia, near Lake Ditoah, which overlooks stunning landscapes.




• Socotra Archipelago: Located in the northwest Indian Ocean, 250 km from the Gulf of Aden, the Socotra archipelago consists of six islands, including two rocky islands that appear to be an extension of the Horn of Africa, and the site's biodiversity is characterized by animals, plants and water life.

The Most Beautiful Old Cities In Yemen

Yemen is characterized by its historical heritage, where it has witnessed many successive civilizations on different periods of time, so it includes many cities and historical areas, the most important of which are:

• Jabal Haraz area: Named after the mountains on which it is located, this area contains many elevated castles with amazing landscapes, as well as agricultural land, and Jebel Haraz is one of the few areas in Yemen whose territory has not been exposed to war like most of yemen's ancient regions.




• The historic city of Kokban: Located on a hilltop of about 3,000 meters, located in the northwest of Yemen, the city has stunning landscapes, as well as architectural beauty on mosques and houses, and the city has historically been subjected to a number of wars that have destroyed it but its inhabitants have rebuilt it.




• The village of Thala: Located in sana'a, one of the most beautiful historical villages in the region, dating back to the middle ages, the village is surrounded by a 2,000-metre stone wall with 26 towers and 9 gates. The village consists of narrow alleys with several sandstone-built vertical houses, and nearly 600 houses, most of which are similar to design and construction, giving the village a unique architectural character.




• The historic city of Zubayd: Zubayd represents ancient civil and military architecture in the Zubayd region, making it a distinctive archaeological site, Zubayd was the capital of Yemen from the beginning of the 13th century to the 15th century, and the city had a long standing among Arab and Islamic countries because it included an Islamic university that was one of the most prominent universities of its time.




• Walled city of Shabam: Built in the 16th century, the city is walled and fortified with huge walls, and the city is located on the outskirts of the historic city of Hadramaut in a strategic location passing through one of the most important ways of trading incense and spices in the southern Arab region, and the city was formerly characterized by its towering buildings, where it was a distinctive cultural model.




• Old City of Sana'a: Sana'a is one of the oldest historical cities, inhabited since nearly 500 B.C., and later became a major center for the spread of Islam between the 7th and 8th centuries, and its ancient Islamic history is evident in its buildings, with 103 mosques, 14 bathrooms, and 6,000 houses, all of which were shown before the 11th century.

The Most Beautiful Libraries And Museums In Yemen

All national libraries and Meswal libraries are located in Aden, each with 30,000 volumes, while The Miswal Mobile Libraries have about 9,000 volumes, the Grand Mosque Library in Sana'a has about 10,000 manuscripts but is not available to the library's public, and the British Council has two libraries, one in Aden with 3,000 volumes, and the other in Sana'a with 104,000 volumes.

There are many historical museums in Yemen, the most important of which are the national museums in Aden and Sana'a, and the National Museum of Aden is mainly displayed by pre-Islamic civilizations, Aden also includes the military museum located in the military city of Crater, another popular museum, and other local museums in Taiz and Zafar.