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Yemen (/ˈjɛmən/ ⓘ; Arabic: ٱلْيَمَنْ, romanized: al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen, is a sovereign state in West Asia. Located in the southern Arabian Peninsula, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, 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, comprised mostly of 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 playing 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 Mutawakkilite 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 (al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah), 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, the Houthi movement's Supreme Political Council, and the separatist Southern Movement's Southern Transitional 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 Yemeni Armed Forces (Arabic: الْقُوَّاتُ الْمُسَلَّحَةُ الْيَّمَّنِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Musallahah Al-Yamaniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of Yemen. They include the Yemeni Army (including the Republican Guard), Yemeni Navy (including the Marines) and the Yemeni Air Force (including the Air Defense Force). The capital of the country, Sana’a is where the military is headquartered. Per the constitution of Yemen, the President of Yemen serves as the commander-in-chief.
The supreme commander of the armed forces is disputed between Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council, and Mahdi al-Mashat, the chairman of the Supreme Political Council. (Full article...)List of selected articles
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Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman (Arabic: توكل عبد السلام خالد كرمان, romanized: Tawakkul 'Abd us-Salām Khālid Karmān; also romanized Tawakul, Tawakel; born 7 February 1979) is a Yemeni Nobel Laureate, journalist, politician, and human rights activist. She leads the group "Women Journalists Without Chains," which she co-founded in 2005. She became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that was part of the Arab Spring uprisings. In 2011, she was reportedly called the "Iron Woman" and "Mother of the Revolution" by some Yemenis. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Karman gained prominence in her country after 2005 in her roles as a Yemeni journalist and an advocate for a mobile phone news service denied a license in 2007, after which she led protests for press freedom. She organized weekly protests after May 2007 expanding the issues for reform. She redirected the Yemeni protests to support the "Jasmine Revolution," as she calls the Arab Spring, after the Tunisian people overthrew the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. She was a vocal opponent who called for the end of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime. (Full article...)List of selected biographies
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Queen Arwa al- Sulaihi Palace (from History of Yemen) -
Jabal Haraz, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
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The Madrasa Amiriya of Rada, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
The critically endangered Arabian leopard (from Wildlife of Yemen) -
Slave-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) -
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Jibla and its surroundings, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
Mocha was Yemen's busiest port in the 17th and 18th century. (from History of Yemen) -
Imam Yahya hamid ed-Din's house in Sana'a(from History of Yemen) -
The Historic City of Thula, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
Old City of Sana'a, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
The Qadi of Sa'dah, Yemen, in 1200-1210, according to the Maqamat al-Hariri (BNF 3929) (from History of Yemen) -
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Flag of the Colony of Aden. (from History of Yemen) -
Interior of the Great Mosque of Sana'a, the oldest mosque in Yemen (from History of Yemen) -
The Himyarite Kingdom at its height in 525 AD (from History of Yemen) -
Saint Mary's Garrison church in Aden was built by the British in 1850 and is currently abandoned. (from History of Yemen) -
Ruins of The Great Dam of Marib (from History of Yemen) -
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Protest in Sana'a, 3 February 2011 (from History of Yemen) -
A funerary stela featuring a musical scene, 1st century AD (from History of Yemen) -
Zurayid Kingdom and the neighbouring polities (from History of Yemen) -
Tahirids in light green and Zaydi imams in dark green (from History of Yemen) -
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Current (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 alliesControlled by Ansar al-Sharia, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantControlled by Southern Transitional Council(from History of Yemen) -
Sabaean gravestone of a woman holding a stylized sheaf of wheat, a symbol of fertility in ancient Yemen (from History of Yemen) -
Al-Qahyra (Cairo) Castle's Garden in Ta'izz, the capital of Yemen during the Rasulid's era (from History of Yemen) -
Ruins of Thula fortress in 'Amran, where al-Mutahhar ibn Yaha barricaded himself against Ottoman attacks. (from History of Yemen) -
Old Walled City of Shibam, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
Rasulid Kingdom around 1264 AD (from History of Yemen) -
Old City of Zabid, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
Zaidi State under the rule of Al-Mutawakkil Isma'il (1675) (from History of Yemen) -
Arabian boduis farm couple, possibly Yemeni (Códice Casanatense, c. 1540) (from History of Yemen) -
Balhaf/Burum coastal area, UNESCO Tentative Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
Bridge at Shaharah in the western highlands, with terracing at top right (from Wildlife of Yemen) -
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Postage 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) -
Hawf, UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tourism in Yemen) -
Himyarite King Dhamar Ali Yahbur II (from History of Yemen)
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Seiyun 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. -
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A 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.
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dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) in Socotra
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Ruins of the Great Marib Dam (1988)
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Al Saleh Mosque in Sana'a.
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Temple of Awwam in Marib.
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