Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Discovery channel production USA بلقيس بنت الهدهاد بن شرحبيل، ملكة سبأ، وصاحبة القصة المشهورة في القرآن مع نبي الله سليمان. كانت من بيت عز وجاه وملك، وحكمت مملكتها سبأ باليمن، وهي أقدم الممالك اليمنية العربية، وجاء ذكرها في التوراة، وفي بعض النقوش التي خلفها الملك سرجون ملك آشور (720-705 ق.م) وكانت عاصمتها مأرب بعد أن انتقلت من صرواح. كان لبلقيس شأن عظيم في قومها ودولتها، حيث أوتيت من الملك والنعم الكثير، وكانت تعبد الشمس هي وقومها ذو العتاد والعدة والمنعة في زمانهم. وقد ورد ذكر قصتها في القرآن الكريم دون التصريح باسمها، حيث إنها عاصرت نبي الله سليمان عليه السلام الذي آتاه الله الملك، ووضع تحت يديه الإنس والجن، وأتاه علمًا يعرف به منطق الطير (لغته) ﴿وحشر لسليمان جنوده من الجن والإنس والطير فهم يوزعون﴾ النمل: 17 . علم سليمان بأمر بلقيس وعبادتها وقومها للشمس من دون الله، فأرسل إليها يطلبها هي وقومها مسلمين مذعنين، فاستشارت وزراءها وأرسلت رسلها بهدايا ثمينة إلى سليمان لتسكته أو لتعرف نيته وتفكيره، فرفض الهدية ﴿فلما جاء سليمان قال أتمدوننِ بمال فما آتانِ الله خير مما آتاكم بل أنتم بهديتكم تفرحون﴾ النمل: 36. وعادت الرسل بالهدية فتيقنت أنه نبي صادق كريم فصارت إليه بقومها مذعنة مستسلمة، وقبل وصولها أمر سليمان جنوده أن يحملوا عرشها إليه، فلما وصلت وجدته أمامها وقد تبدلت فيه أجزاء قليلة، فلما سئلت عنه قالت كأنه هو، فازدادت هدى ويقينًا وأسلمت مع سليمان لرب العالمين وقالت ﴿رب إني ظلمت نفسي وأسلمت مع سليمان لله رب العالمين﴾ النمل: 44. وقصتها مفصلة في التفاسير في سورة النمل وبعض كتب التاريخ The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba: The Ancient Empire The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba was a wealthy country with an advanced irrigation system. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet with spans of almost a mile. They cut large earthen wells ito the Earth, which allowed them to irrigate their abundant gardens. Sheba was also rich in gold and other precious stones. But her real wealth was in her exclusive trade in frankincense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms. Sheba also had a very lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the "Incense Road" and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Road began in the port of Al Mukulla and Bir Ali where ships would bring goods from distant India and the Orient. Frankincense is unique to Yemen since it is derived from the sap of a certain tree that grows only in Yemen. Frankincense was used as an offering to the gods and its rich perfumed smoke would rise like prayers to the heavens. It's aroma also made it valuable during cremations and it was often heaped on funeral pyres. Another Sabaean spice was Myrrh, an ingredient in fragrant oils and cosmetics. It was also used in preparing bodies for burial. الجزائر البحرين الامارات الكويت عمان قطر السعوديه خليجية مصر لبنان العراق ليبيا المغرب سورية السودان تونس الأردن فلسطين Algeria / Yemen / /Bahrain / / Palestine/ Iraq/ Kuwait/ Libya/ Lebanon/ Morocco/ Egypt / Mauritania/ Qatar/ Syria/ Sudan/ Oman/ Tunisia /Saudi Arabia/ / Jordan / UAE

Queen of Sheba, queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Discovery channel production USAبلقيس بنت الهدهاد بن شرحبيل، ملكة سبأ، وصاحبة القصة المشهورة في القرآن مع نبي الله سليمان. كانت من بيت عز وجاه وملك، وحكمت مملكتها سبأ باليمن، وهي أقدم الممالك اليمنية العربية، وجاء ذكرها في التوراة، وفي بعض النقوش التي خلفها الملك سرجون ملك آشور (720-705 ق.م) وكانت عاصمتها مأرب بعد أن انتقلت من صرواح. كان لبلقيس شأن عظيم في قومها ودولتها، حيث أوتيت من الملك والنعم الكثير، وكانت تعبد الشمس هي وقومها ذو العتاد والعدة والمنعة في زمانهم. وقد ورد ذكر قصتها في القرآن الكريم دون التصريح باسمها، حيث إنها عاصرت نبي الله سليمان عليه السلام الذي آتاه الله الملك، ووضع تحت يديه الإنس والجن، وأتاه علمًا يعرف به منطق الطير (لغته) ﴿وحشر لسليمان جنوده من الجن والإنس والطير فهم يوزعون﴾ النمل: 17 . علم سليمان بأمر بلقيس وعبادتها وقومها للشمس من دون الله، فأرسل إليها يطلبها هي وقومها مسلمين مذعنين، فاستشارت وزراءها وأرسلت رسلها بهدايا ثمينة إلى سليمان لتسكته أو لتعرف نيته وتفكيره، فرفض الهدية ﴿فلما جاء سليمان قال أتمدوننِ بمال فما آتانِ الله خير مما آتاكم بل أنتم بهديتكم تفرحون﴾ النمل: 36. وعادت الرسل بالهدية فتيقنت أنه نبي صادق كريم فصارت إليه بقومها مذعنة مستسلمة، وقبل وصولها أمر سليمان جنوده أن يحملوا عرشها إليه، فلما وصلت وجدته أمامها وقد تبدلت فيه أجزاء قليلة، فلما سئلت عنه قالت كأنه هو، فازدادت هدى ويقينًا وأسلمت مع سليمان لرب العالمين وقالت ﴿رب إني ظلمت نفسي وأسلمت مع سليمان لله رب العالمين﴾ النمل: 44. وقصتها مفصلة في التفاسير في سورة النمل وبعض كتب التاريخ The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba: The Ancient Empire The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba was a wealthy country with an advanced irrigation system. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet with spans of almost a mile. They cut large earthen wells ito the Earth, which allowed them to irrigate their abundant gardens. Sheba was also rich in gold and other precious stones. But her real wealth was in her exclusive trade in frankincense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms. Sheba also had a very lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the "Incense Road" and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Road began in the port of Al Mukulla and Bir Ali where ships would bring goods from distant India and the Orient. Frankincense is unique to Yemen since it is derived from the sap of a certain tree that grows only in Yemen. Frankincense was used as an offering to the gods and its rich perfumed smoke would rise like prayers to the heavens. It's aroma also made it valuable during cremations and it was often heaped on funeral pyres. Another Sabaean spice was Myrrh, an ingredient in fragrant oils and cosmetics. It was also used in preparing bodies for burial. الجزائر البحرين الامارات الكويت عمان قطر السعوديه خليجية مصر لبنان العراق ليبيا المغرب سورية السودان تونس الأردن فلسطين Algeria / Yemen / /Bahrain / / Palestine/ Iraq/ Kuwait/ Libya/ Lebanon/ Morocco/ Egypt / Mauritania/ Qatar/ Syria/ Sudan/ Oman/ Tunisia /Saudi Arabia/ / Jordan / UAE (less)

Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Discovery channel production USA بلقيس بنت الهدهاد بن شرحبيل، ملكة سبأ، وصاحبة القصة المشهورة في القرآن مع نبي الله سليمان. كانت من بيت عز وجاه وملك، وحكمت مملكتها سبأ باليمن، وهي أقدم الممالك اليمنية العربية، وجاء ذكرها في التوراة، وفي بعض النقوش التي خلفها الملك سرجون ملك آشور (720-705 ق.م) وكانت عاصمتها مأرب بعد أن انتقلت من صرواح. كان لبلقيس شأن عظيم في قومها ودولتها، حيث أوتيت من الملك والنعم الكثير، وكانت تعبد الشمس هي وقومها ذو العتاد والعدة والمنعة في زمانهم. وقد ورد ذكر قصتها في القرآن الكريم دون التصريح باسمها، حيث إنها عاصرت نبي الله سليمان عليه السلام الذي آتاه الله الملك، ووضع تحت يديه الإنس والجن، وأتاه علمًا يعرف به منطق الطير (لغته) ﴿وحشر لسليمان جنوده من الجن والإنس والطير فهم يوزعون﴾ النمل: 17 . علم سليمان بأمر بلقيس وعبادتها وقومها للشمس من دون الله، فأرسل إليها يطلبها هي وقومها مسلمين مذعنين، فاستشارت وزراءها وأرسلت رسلها بهدايا ثمينة إلى سليمان لتسكته أو لتعرف نيته وتفكيره، فرفض الهدية ﴿فلما جاء سليمان قال أتمدوننِ بمال فما آتانِ الله خير مما آتاكم بل أنتم بهديتكم تفرحون﴾ النمل: 36. وعادت الرسل بالهدية فتيقنت أنه نبي صادق كريم فصارت إليه بقومها مذعنة مستسلمة، وقبل وصولها أمر سليمان جنوده أن يحملوا عرشها إليه، فلما وصلت وجدته أمامها وقد تبدلت فيه أجزاء قليلة، فلما سئلت عنه قالت كأنه هو، فازدادت هدى ويقينًا وأسلمت مع سليمان لرب العالمين وقالت ﴿رب إني ظلمت نفسي وأسلمت مع سليمان لله رب العالمين﴾ النمل: 44. وقصتها مفصلة في التفاسير في سورة النمل وبعض كتب التاريخ The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba: The Ancient Empire The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba was a wealthy country with an advanced irrigation system. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet with spans of almost a mile. They cut large earthen wells ito the Earth, which allowed them to irrigate their abundant gardens. Sheba was also rich in gold and other precious stones. But her real wealth was in her exclusive trade in frankincense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms. Sheba also had a very lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the "Incense Road" and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Road began in the port of Al Mukulla and Bir Ali where ships would bring goods from distant India and the Orient. Frankincense is unique to Yemen since it is derived from the sap of a certain tree that grows only in Yemen. Frankincense was used as an offering to the gods and its rich perfumed smoke would rise like prayers to the heavens. It's aroma also made it valuable during cremations and it was often heaped on funeral pyres. Another Sabaean spice was Myrrh, an ingredient in fragrant oils and cosmetics. It was also used in preparing bodies for burial. الجزائر البحرين الامارات الكويت عمان قطر السعوديه خليجية مصر لبنان العراق ليبيا المغرب سورية السودان تونس الأردن فلسطين Algeria / Yemen / /Bahrain / / Palestine/ Iraq/ Kuwait/ Libya/ Lebanon/ Morocco/ Egypt / Mauritania/ Qatar/ Syria/ Sudan/ Oman/ Tunisia /Saudi Arabia/ / Jordan / UAE (less)

Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Di... (more) Added: 03 April 2008 Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Discovery channel production USA بلقيس بنت الهدهاد بن شرحبيل، ملكة سبأ، وصاحبة القصة المشهورة في القرآن مع نبي الله سليمان. كانت من بيت عز وجاه وملك، وحكمت مملكتها سبأ باليمن، وهي أقدم الممالك اليمنية العربية، وجاء ذكرها في التوراة، وفي بعض النقوش التي خلفها الملك سرجون ملك آشور (720-705 ق.م) وكانت عاصمتها مأرب بعد أن انتقلت من صرواح. كان لبلقيس شأن عظيم في قومها ودولتها، حيث أوتيت من الملك والنعم الكثير، وكانت تعبد الشمس هي وقومها ذو العتاد والعدة والمنعة في زمانهم. وقد ورد ذكر قصتها في القرآن الكريم دون التصريح باسمها، حيث إنها عاصرت نبي الله سليمان عليه السلام الذي آتاه الله الملك، ووضع تحت يديه الإنس والجن، وأتاه علمًا يعرف به منطق الطير (لغته) ﴿وحشر لسليمان جنوده من الجن والإنس والطير فهم يوزعون﴾ النمل: 17 . علم سليمان بأمر بلقيس وعبادتها وقومها للشمس من دون الله، فأرسل إليها يطلبها هي وقومها مسلمين مذعنين، فاستشارت وزراءها وأرسلت رسلها بهدايا ثمينة إلى سليمان لتسكته أو لتعرف نيته وتفكيره، فرفض الهدية ﴿فلما جاء سليمان قال أتمدوننِ بمال فما آتانِ الله خير مما آتاكم بل أنتم بهديتكم تفرحون﴾ النمل: 36. وعادت الرسل بالهدية فتيقنت أنه نبي صادق كريم فصارت إليه بقومها مذعنة مستسلمة، وقبل وصولها أمر سليمان جنوده أن يحملوا عرشها إليه، فلما وصلت وجدته أمامها وقد تبدلت فيه أجزاء قليلة، فلما سئلت عنه قالت كأنه هو، فازدادت هدى ويقينًا وأسلمت مع سليمان لرب العالمين وقالت ﴿رب إني ظلمت نفسي وأسلمت مع سليمان لله رب العالمين﴾ النمل: 44. وقصتها مفصلة في التفاسير في سورة النمل وبعض كتب التاريخ The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba: The Ancient Empire The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba was a wealthy country with an advanced irrigation system. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet with spans of almost a mile. They cut large earthen wells ito the Earth, which allowed them to irrigate their abundant gardens. Sheba was also rich in gold and other precious stones. But her real wealth was in her exclusive trade in frankincense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms. Sheba also had a very lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the "Incense Road" and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Road began in the port of Al Mukulla and Bir Ali where ships would bring goods from distant India and the Orient. Frankincense is unique to Yemen since it is derived from the sap of a certain tree that grows only in Yemen. Frankincense was used as an offering to the gods and its rich perfumed smoke would rise like prayers to the heavens. It's aroma also made it valuable during cremations and it was often heaped on funeral pyres. Another Sabaean spice was Myrrh, an ingredient in fragrant oils and cosmetics. It was also used in preparing bodies for burial. الجزائر البحرين الامارات الكويت عمان قطر السعوديه خليجية مصر لبنان العراق ليبيا المغرب سورية السودان تونس الأردن فلسطين Algeria / Yemen / /Bahrain / / Palestine/ Iraq/ Kuwait/ Libya/ Lebanon/ Morocco/ Egypt / Mauritania/ Qatar/ Syria/ Sudan/ Oman/ Tunisia /Saudi Arabia/ / Jordan / UAE (less) (less) Added: 03 April 2008

Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Di... (more) Added: 03 April 2008 Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Discovery channel production USA بلقيس بنت الهدهاد بن شرحبيل، ملكة سبأ، وصاحبة القصة المشهورة في القرآن مع نبي الله سليمان. كانت من بيت عز وجاه وملك، وحكمت مملكتها سبأ باليمن، وهي أقدم الممالك اليمنية العربية، وجاء ذكرها في التوراة، وفي بعض النقوش التي خلفها الملك سرجون ملك آشور (720-705 ق.م) وكانت عاصمتها مأرب بعد أن انتقلت من صرواح. كان لبلقيس شأن عظيم في قومها ودولتها، حيث أوتيت من الملك والنعم الكثير، وكانت تعبد الشمس هي وقومها ذو العتاد والعدة والمنعة في زمانهم. وقد ورد ذكر قصتها في القرآن الكريم دون التصريح باسمها، حيث إنها عاصرت نبي الله سليمان عليه السلام الذي آتاه الله الملك، ووضع تحت يديه الإنس والجن، وأتاه علمًا يعرف به منطق الطير (لغته) ﴿وحشر لسليمان جنوده من الجن والإنس والطير فهم يوزعون﴾ النمل: 17 . علم سليمان بأمر بلقيس وعبادتها وقومها للشمس من دون الله، فأرسل إليها يطلبها هي وقومها مسلمين مذعنين، فاستشارت وزراءها وأرسلت رسلها بهدايا ثمينة إلى سليمان لتسكته أو لتعرف نيته وتفكيره، فرفض الهدية ﴿فلما جاء سليمان قال أتمدوننِ بمال فما آتانِ الله خير مما آتاكم بل أنتم بهديتكم تفرحون﴾ النمل: 36. وعادت الرسل بالهدية فتيقنت أنه نبي صادق كريم فصارت إليه بقومها مذعنة مستسلمة، وقبل وصولها أمر سليمان جنوده أن يحملوا عرشها إليه، فلما وصلت وجدته أمامها وقد تبدلت فيه أجزاء قليلة، فلما سئلت عنه قالت كأنه هو، فازدادت هدى ويقينًا وأسلمت مع سليمان لرب العالمين وقالت ﴿رب إني ظلمت نفسي وأسلمت مع سليمان لله رب العالمين﴾ النمل: 44. وقصتها مفصلة في التفاسير في سورة النمل وبعض كتب التاريخ The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba: The Ancient Empire The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Sheba's territory. Sheba was a wealthy country with an advanced irrigation system. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet with spans of almost a mile. They cut large earthen wells ito the Earth, which allowed them to irrigate their abundant gardens. Sheba was also rich in gold and other precious stones. But her real wealth was in her exclusive trade in frankincense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms. Sheba also had a very lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the "Incense Road" and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Road began in the port of Al Mukulla and Bir Ali where ships would bring goods from distant India and the Orient. Frankincense is unique to Yemen since it is derived from the sap of a certain tree that grows only in Yemen. Frankincense was used as an offering to the gods and its rich perfumed smoke would rise like prayers to the heavens. It's aroma also made it valuable during cremations and it was often heaped on funeral pyres. Another Sabaean spice was Myrrh, an ingredient in fragrant oils and cosmetics. It was also used in preparing bodies for burial. الجزائر البحرين الامارات الكويت عمان قطر السعوديه خليجية مصر لبنان العراق ليبيا المغرب سورية السودان تونس الأردن فلسطين Algeria / Yemen / /Bahrain / / Palestine/ Iraq/ Kuwait/ Libya/ Lebanon/ Morocco/ Egypt / Mauritania/ Qatar/ Syria/ Sudan/ Oman/ Tunisia /Saudi Arabia/ / Jordan / UAE (less) (less

The land of Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the world. Between 2200 BC and the sixth century AD, it was part of the Sabaean, Awsanian, Minaean, Qatabanian, Hadhramawtian, Himyarite, and some other kingdoms, which controlled the lucrative spice trade. It was known to the ancient Romans as Arabia Felix ("Happy Arabia") because of the riches its trade generated. Augustus Caesar attempted to annex it, but the expedition failed. The Ethiopian Kingdom of Aksum annexed it by around 520, and it was subsequently taken by the Sassanids Persians around 570. In the 3rd century and again in the late sixth and early seventh century, many Sabaean and Himyarite people migrated out of the land of Yemen following the destructions of the Ma'rib Dam (sadd Ma'rib) and migrated to North Africa and the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 7th century, Islamic caliphs began to exert control over the area. After the caliphate broke up, the former North Yemen came under the control of imams of various dynasties usually of the Zaidi sect, who established a theocratic political structure that survived until modern times. Egyptian Sunni caliphs occupied much of North Yemen throughout the eleventh century. By the sixteenth century and again in the nineteenth century, north Yemen was part of the Ottoman Empire, and during several periods its imams exerted control over south Yemen. In 1839, the British occupied the port of Aden and established it as a colony in September of that year. They also set up a zone of loose alliances (known as protectorates) around Aden to act as a protective buffer. North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and became a republic in 1962. In 1967, the British withdrew and gave back Aden to Yemen due to the extreme pressure of battles with the North and its Egyptian allies. After the British withdrawal, this area became known as South Yemen. The two countries were formally united as the Republic of Yemen on May 22, 1990. Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (259 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. Yemen is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen has one of the world's highest birth rates; the average Yemeni woman bears seven children. Although this is similar to the rate in Somalia to the south, it is roughly twice as high as that of Saudi Arabia and nearly three times as high as those in the more modernized Arab states of the Persian Gulf. View from Hajjah Citadel View from Hajjah Citadel Yemenis are mainly of Arab origin.[9] Arabic is the official language, although English is increasingly understood by citizens in major cities. In the Mahra area (the extreme east) and the island Soqotra, several ancient south-Arabic Semitic languages are spoken.[10][11] When the former states of north and south Yemen were established, most resident minority groups departed.[12] Yemenite Jews once formed a sizable Jewish minority in Yemen with a distinct culture. They also occupied key industries including silversmiths and their influence on Yemeni culture is still discussed within the souks. However, most of them immigrated to Israel in the mid 20th century, following the Jewish exodus from Arab lands and Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen). In the early 20th century, they had numbered about 50,000; they currently number only a few hundred individuals and reside largely in Sada. لقاء مع محمد الاضرعي اليمن مسرحيات

(Al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: al-Jumhuuriyya al-Yamaniyya) is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. With a population of more than 20 million people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (259 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. Yemen is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula. The land of Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the world. Between 2300 BC and the sixth century AD, it was part of the Sabaean, Awsanian, Minaean, Qatabanian, Hadhramawtian, Himyarite, and some other kingdoms, which controlled the lucrative spice trade. It was known to the ancient Romans as Arabia Felix ("Happy Arabia") because of the riches its trade generated. Augustus Caesar attempted to annex it, but the expedition failed. The Ethiopian Kingdom of Aksum annexed it by around 520, and it was subsequently taken by the Sassanids Persians around 570. In the 3rd century and again in the late sixth and early seventh century, many Sabaean and Himyarite people migrated out of the land of Yemen following the destructions of the Ma'rib Dam (sadd Ma'rib) and migrated to North Africa and northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 7th century, Islamic caliphs began to exert control over the area. After the caliphate broke up, the former North Yemen came under control of imams of various dynasties usually of the Zaidi sect, who established a theocratic political structure that survived until modern times. Egyptian Sunni caliphs occupied much of North Yemen throughout the eleventh century. By the sixteenth century and again in the nineteenth century, north Yemen was part of the Ottoman Empire, and during several periods its imams exerted control over south Yemen. In 1839, the British occupied the port of Aden and established it as a colony in September of that year. They also set up a zone of loose alliances (known as protectorates) around Aden to act as a protective buffer. North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and became a republic in 1962. In 1967, the British withdrew and gave back Aden to Yemen due to extreme pressure of battles with the North and Egyptian allies. After the British withdrawal, this area became known as South Yemen. The two countries were formally united as the Republic of Yemen on May 22, 1990.

الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الج... by yemeniboy2008 (more) Added: May 18, 2007 الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الجزيرة العربية في جنوب غرب آسيا. يحدها من الشمال السعودية ومن الشرق عُمان. لها ساحل جنوبي على بحر العرب و ساحل غربي على البحر الأحمر.يشرف اليمن على مضيق باب المندب و لديه عدة جزر في البحر الأحمر و بحر العرب أهمها جزيرة سقطرة . كانت حتى عام 1990 تتشكل من دولتين عرفتا باسمي الجمهورية العربية اليمنية في الشمال وجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية في الجنوب Land of the Queen of Sheba... where coffee was discovered and its famous port of Moka history of yemen 1200 BCE: Rich culture. 950-115 BCE: Kingdom of Sheba, whose riches were based upon caravan trade and agriculture with artificial watering. Around 400: The Sabaean king of Yemen visits Yathrib in Arabia, and converts to Judaism. He makes it the state religion of Yemen. 7th century: Conversion into Islam, the region joins the Caliphate. 9th century- 1517 Shi'i (Zayyid) dynasties in the north. 1517-1635: Ottoman supremacy. 1538: Aden captured by the Ottomans. 19th century: British establishes a foothold on the southern coast. 1839: The British captures Aden. 1869: The building of the Suez Canal brings Aden to an important position in international trade. 1882- 1918: The British increases its position into most of what became South Yemen (incl. Hadramawt). 1918: (Northern) Yemen gets independence with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. 1918- 34: Conflict between Yemen and the British on the status of Aden and Hadramawt. 1958- 61: Yemen enters a union with United Arab Republic. 1959: Small states in the areas around Aden and in Hadramawt establishes The South Arabian Federation. 1962: Republican coup in Yemen against the Zayyidi Caliph. Civil war starts. Egypt supports the republicans, Saudi Arabia the Caliph's party. 1962: Aden joins The South Arabian Federation. 1967: Civil war ends in the north. 1967: Independence for People's Republic South Yemen. 1969: Communists win a conflict in South Yemen. Name changes to People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970). 1970: Treaty between the two groups of the civil war in the north. Republic remains. 1972: Military conflict between the northern and the southern Yemen. Peace treaty concludes with a forthcoming unification of the two countries. 1974: Coup in the north. 1978: Ali Abdallah Salah becomes the new president of the northern Yemen. 1978- 79: Crisis and war between the north and south of Yemen. 1988, 1989: Treaties on unity are signed. 1990: Unification. Ali Abdallah Salah becomes president of the united Yemen. 1991: Referendum on new constitution. 1991- 92: Unstable conditions and popular unrest. 1993: Democratic elections, several parties. Salah remains president. 1993: Disputes between prime minister Abu Bakru l-Attas (from the south) and Salah on the road of unification. 1994: Civil war starts in late spring. Mainly located to the south, around Aden. South declares its new independence in the summer. In the fall the northern forces get too strong, and force the south back to the united country. yemen is a memeber of the arab and islamic league in thier office in jeddah ksa and cairo egypt. Yemen is also one of the 200 countries of the un in nyc usa info: none of these pictures are mine but are taken from all over the net as well as the song (less)

Sana' is one of the ancient Yemeni cities dating back to the Sabaean dynasty of the 6th Century BC. The oldest written reference to its existence is found in inscriptions which date back to the 1st Century AD. The old, fortified city has been inhabited for more than 2500 years and contains a wealth of intact architectural gems. It was declared a World Heritage City by the United Nations in 1984 (Wikipedia).

The land of Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the world. Between 2300 BC and the sixth century AD, it was part of the Sabaean, Awsanian, Minaean, Qatabanian, Hadhramawtian, Himyarite, and some other kingdoms, which controlled the lucrative spice trade. It was known to the ancient Romans as Arabia Felix ("Happy Arabia") because of the riches its trade generated. Augustus Caesar attempted to annex it, but the expedition failed. The Ethiopian Kingdom of Aksum annexed it by around 520, and it was subsequently taken by the Sassanids Persians around 570.

If you look real close, you can see a ghost running after this car. Sound music is set low so you'll need to max the volume to hear

San'a' is one of the ancient Yemeni cities dating back to the Sabaean dynasty of the 6th Century BC. The oldest written reference to its existence is found in inscriptions which date back to the 1st Century AD. It is suggested that San'a' was the capital of the Himyarite kingdom at the onset of the 6th Century AD. When King Yousef Athar (or Dhu Nuwas), the last of the Himyarite kings, was in power, San'a' was also the capital of the Ethiopian viceroys, then after 570 of the Persians. As of the dawn of Islam until the detachment of independent sub-states in many parts of Yemen Islamic Caliphate, San'a' persisted as the governing seat, who himself is Caliph's deputy in running the affairs of one of Yemen's Three Makhalifs: Mikhlaf San'a', Mikhlaf al-Janad and Mikhlaf Hadhramawt. The city of San'a' recurrently assumed an important status and all Yemenite States competed to control it. The Mamelukes arrived in Yemen in AD 1517. Following the collapse of the Mamelukes in Egypt at the hands of the Ottoman Turks, Yemen fell under the Ottoman Rule and during the first Ottoman rule of Yemen between 1538-1635, San'a' became the capital of the Ottoman Vilayet and also during the Ottoman second rule 1872-1918. In 1918, San'a' was the capital of Imam Yahya, who ruled North Yemen. At the onset of the 1962 revolution which deposed the imamate rule, it became the capital of the Yemen Arab Republic. It was then the capital of unified Yemen in 1990 where it is dubbed as the historical capital of Yemen.

الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الجزيرة العربية في جنوب غرب آسيا. يحدها من الشمال السعودية ومن الشرق عُمان. لها ساحل جنوبي على بحر العرب و ساحل غربي على البحر الأحمر.يشرف اليمن على مضيق باب المندب و لديه عدة جزر في البحر الأحمر و بحر العرب أهمها جزيرة سقطرة . كانت حتى عام 1990 تتشكل من دولتين عرفتا باسمي الجمهورية العربية اليمنية في الشمال وجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية في الجنوب Land of the Queen of Sheba... where coffee was discovered and its famous port of Moka history of yemen 1200 BCE: Rich culture. 950-115 BCE: Kingdom of Sheba, whose riches were based upon caravan trade and agriculture with artificial watering. Around 400: The Sabaean king of Yemen visits Yathrib in Arabia, and converts to Judaism. He makes it the state religion of Yemen. 7th century: Conversion into Islam, the region joins the Caliphate. 9th century- 1517 Shi'i (Zayyid) dynasties in the north. 1517-1635: Ottoman supremacy. 1538: Aden captured by the Ottomans. 19th century: British establishes a foothold on the southern coast. 1839: The British captures Aden. 1869: The building of the Suez Canal brings Aden to an important position in international trade. 1882- 1918: The British increases its position into most of what became South Yemen (incl. Hadramawt). 1918: (Northern) Yemen gets independence with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. 1918- 34: Conflict between Yemen and the British on the status of Aden and Hadramawt. 1958- 61: Yemen enters a union with United Arab Republic. 1959: Small states in the areas around Aden and in Hadramawt establishes The South Arabian Federation. 1962: Republican coup in Yemen against the Zayyidi Caliph. Civil war starts. Egypt supports the republicans, Saudi Arabia the Caliph's party. 1962: Aden joins The South Arabian Federation. 1967: Civil war ends in the north. 1967: Independence for People's Republic South Yemen. 1969: Communists win a conflict in South Yemen. Name changes to People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970). 1970: Treaty between the two groups of the civil war in the north. Republic remains. 1972: Military conflict between the northern and the southern Yemen. Peace treaty concludes with a forthcoming unification of the two countries. 1974: Coup in the north. 1978: Ali Abdallah Salah becomes the new president of the northern Yemen. 1978- 79: Crisis and war between the north and south of Yemen. 1988, 1989: Treaties on unity are signed. 1990: Unification. Ali Abdallah Salah becomes president of the united Yemen. 1991: Referendum on new constitution. 1991- 92: Unstable conditions and popular unrest. 1993: Democratic elections, several parties. Salah remains president. 1993: Disputes between prime minister Abu Bakru l-Attas (from the south) and Salah on the road of unification. 1994: Civil war starts in late spring. Mainly located to the south, around Aden. South declares its new independence in the summer. In the fall the northern forces get too strong, and force the south back to the united country. yemen is a memeber of the arab and islamic league in thier office in jeddah ksa and cairo egypt. Yemen is also one of the 200 countries of the un in nyc usa info: none of these pictures are mine but are taken from all over the net as well as the song

Marib was the capital of the Sabaean kingdom. Tarim is a historic town in the Hadhramaut Valley of Yemen. The minaret of the Al Muhdhar Mosque is measured 53 metres high, and recognised to be one of the tallest earth structures in the world. Shibam owes its fame to its distinct architecture, which now is on UNESCOs programme to safeguard the human cultural heritage. The houses of Shibam are all made out of mud bricks, but still there are about 500 tower houses, rising 5 to 9 stories high. While Shibam has existed for around 2,000 years, most of the city's houses come mainly from the 16th century (wikipedia).

الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الجزيرة العربية في جنوب غرب آسيا. يحدها من الشمال السعودية ومن الشرق عُمان. لها ساحل جنوبي على بحر العرب و ساحل غربي على البحر الأحمر.يشرف اليمن على مضيق باب المندب و لديه عدة جزر في البحر الأحمر و بحر العرب أهمها جزيرة سقطرة . كانت حتى عام 1990 تتشكل من دولتين عرفتا باسمي الجمهورية العربية اليمنية في الشمال وجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية في الجنوب Land of the Queen of Sheba... where coffee was discovered and its famous port of Moka. even though most of yemen and arabia is a desert, there are part that are green, al mahra provence with its hoff forest along with oman s salalah area (both are one big forest along both countries arabian sea border) are the only mist forest in the world. these area gets get hidden from the sun for 3 to 4 months every summer called khareef. Bura'a Forest in Al Hodieda provence along the red sea is the only tropical forest remaining in the arabian peninsula with alote of wild life, the most famous are the babuns and the arabian tigers (slightly smaller then the african type) they are very rare astemated at less then 200 in yemen and another 100 in oman, saudi, emirates, and jordan. last tiger caught for breeding project was in 96 and 98 and was sent to sharjah uae tiger breeding center. soctora will be declared a unesco preservation site in 2008 to save its many plants and animales that are only found here. there are more the 300 plants that are only found on the island the most famous of which are the Brother Blood (looks like an upside down bell) history of yemen 1200 BCE: Rich culture. 950-115 BCE: Kingdom of Sheba, whose riches were based upon caravan trade and agriculture with artificial watering. Around 400: The Sabaean king of Yemen visits Yathrib in Arabia, and converts to Judaism. He makes it the state religion of Yemen. 7th century: Conversion into Islam, the region joins the Caliphate. 9th century- 1517 Shi'i (Zayyid) dynasties in the north. 1517-1635: Ottoman supremacy. 1538: Aden captured by the Ottomans. 19th century: British establishes a foothold on the southern coast. 1839: The British captures Aden. 1869: The building of the Suez Canal brings Aden to an important position in international trade. 1882- 1918: The British increases its position into most of what became South Yemen (incl. Hadramawt). 1918: (Northern) Yemen gets independence with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. 1918- 34: Conflict between Yemen and the British on the status of Aden and Hadramawt. 1958- 61: Yemen enters a union with United Arab Republic. 1959: Small states in the areas around Aden and in Hadramawt establishes The South Arabian Federation. 1962: Republican coup in Yemen against the Zayyidi Caliph. Civil war starts. Egypt supports the republicans, Saudi Arabia the Caliph's party. 1962: Aden joins The South Arabian Federation. 1967: Civil war ends in the north. 1967: Independence for People's Republic South Yemen. 1969: Communists win a conflict in South Yemen. Name changes to People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970). 1970: Treaty between the two groups of the civil war in the north. Republic remains. 1972: Military conflict between the northern and the southern Yemen. Peace treaty concludes with a forthcoming unification of the two countries. 1974: Coup in the north. 1978: Ali Abdallah Salah becomes the new president of the northern Yemen. 1978- 79: Crisis and war between the north and south of Yemen. 1988, 1989: Treaties on unity are signed. 1990: Unification. Ali Abdallah Salah becomes president of the united Yemen. 1991: Referendum on new constitution. 1991- 92: Unstable conditions and popular unrest. 1993: Democratic elections, several parties. Salah remains president. 1993: Disputes between prime minister Abu Bakru l-Attas (from the south) and Salah on the road of unification. 1994: Civil war starts in late spring. Mainly located to the south, around Aden. South declares its new independence in the summer. In the fall the northern forces get too strong, and force the south back to the united country. yemen is a memeber of the arab and islamic league in thier office in jeddah ksa and cairo egypt. Yemen is also one of the 200 countries of the un in nyc usa (more) (more) info: none of these pictures are mine but are taken from all over the net as well as the song

الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الجزيرة العربية في جنوب غرب آسيا. يحدها من الشمال السعودية ومن الشرق عُمان. لها ساحل جنوبي على بحر العرب و ساحل غربي على البحر الأحمر.يشرف اليمن على مضيق باب المندب و لديه عدة جزر في البحر الأحمر و بحر العرب أهمها جزيرة سقطرة . كانت حتى عام 1990 تتشكل من دولتين عرفتا باسمي الجمهورية العربية اليمنية في الشمال وجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية في الجنوب Land of the Queen of Sheba... where coffee was discovered and its famous port of Moka history of yemen with a asel abu bakr song 1200 BCE: Rich culture. 950-115 BCE: Kingdom of Sheba, whose riches were based upon caravan trade and agriculture with artificial watering. Around 400: The Sabaean king of Yemen visits Yathrib in Arabia, and converts to Judaism. He makes it the state religion of Yemen. 7th century: Conversion into Islam, the region joins the Caliphate. 9th century- 1517 Shi'i (Zayyid) dynasties in the north. 1517-1635: Ottoman supremacy. 1538: Aden captured by the Ottomans. 19th century: British establishes a foothold on the southern coast. 1839: The British captures Aden. 1869: The building of the Suez Canal brings Aden to an important position in international trade. 1882- 1918: The British increases its position into most of what became South Yemen (incl. Hadramawt). 1918: (Northern) Yemen gets independence with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. 1918- 34: Conflict between Yemen and the British on the status of Aden and Hadramawt. 1958- 61: Yemen enters a union with United Arab Republic. 1959: Small states in the areas around Aden and in Hadramawt establishes The South Arabian Federation. 1962: Republican coup in Yemen against the Zayyidi Caliph. Civil war starts. Egypt supports the republicans, Saudi Arabia the Caliph's party. 1962: Aden joins The South Arabian Federation. 1967: Civil war ends in the north. 1967: Independence for People's Republic South Yemen. 1969: Communists win a conflict in South Yemen. Name changes to People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970). 1970: Treaty between the two groups of the civil war in the north. Republic remains. 1972: Military conflict between the northern and the southern Yemen. Peace treaty concludes with a forthcoming unification of the two countries. 1974: Coup in the north. 1978: Ali Abdallah Salah becomes the new president of the northern Yemen. 1978- 79: Crisis and war between the north and south of Yemen. 1988, 1989: Treaties on unity are signed. 1990: Unification. Ali Abdallah Salah becomes president of the united Yemen. 1991: Referendum on new constitution. 1991- 92: Unstable conditions and popular unrest. 1993: Democratic elections, several parties. Salah remains president. 1993: Disputes between prime minister Abu Bakru l-Attas (from the south) and Salah on the road of unification. 1994: Civil war starts in late spring. Mainly located to the south, around Aden. South declares its new independence in the summer. In the fall the northern forces get too strong, and force the south back to the united country. yemen is a memeber of the arab and islamic league in thier office in jeddah ksa and cairo egypt. Yemen is also one of the 200 countries of the un in nyc us info: none of these pictures are mine but are taken from all over the net as well as the song

الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الجزيرة العربية في جنوب غرب آسيا. يحدها من الشمال السعودية ومن الشرق عُمان. لها ساحل جنوبي على بحر العرب و ساحل غربي على البحر الأحمر.يشرف اليمن على مضيق باب المندب و لديه عدة جزر في البحر الأحمر و بحر العرب أهمها جزيرة سقطرة . كانت حتى عام 1990 تتشكل من دولتين عرفتا باسمي الجمهورية العربية اليمنية في الشمال وجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية في الجنوب Land of the Queen of Sheba... where coffee was discovered and its famous port of Moka history of yemen 1200 BCE: Rich culture. 950-115 BCE: Kingdom of Sheba, whose riches were based upon caravan trade and agriculture with artificial watering. Around 400: The Sabaean king of Yemen visits Yathrib in Arabia, and converts to Judaism. He makes it the state religion of Yemen. 7th century: Conversion into Islam, the region joins the Caliphate. 9th century- 1517 Shi'i (Zayyid) dynasties in the north. 1517-1635: Ottoman supremacy. 1538: Aden captured by the Ottomans. 19th century: British establishes a foothold on the southern coast. 1839: The British captures Aden. 1869: The building of the Suez Canal brings Aden to an important position in international trade. 1882- 1918: The British increases its position into most of what became South Yemen (incl. Hadramawt). 1918: (Northern) Yemen gets independence with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. 1918- 34: Conflict between Yemen and the British on the status of Aden and Hadramawt. 1958- 61: Yemen enters a union with United Arab Republic. 1959: Small states in the areas around Aden and in Hadramawt establishes The South Arabian Federation. 1962: Republican coup in Yemen against the Zayyidi Caliph. Civil war starts. Egypt supports the republicans, Saudi Arabia the Caliph's party. 1962: Aden joins The South Arabian Federation. 1967: Civil war ends in the north. 1967: Independence for People's Republic South Yemen. 1969: Communists win a conflict in South Yemen. Name changes to People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970). 1970: Treaty between the two groups of the civil war in the north. Republic remains. 1972: Military conflict between the northern and the southern Yemen. Peace treaty concludes with a forthcoming unification of the two countries. 1974: Coup in the north. 1978: Ali Abdallah Salah becomes the new president of the northern Yemen. 1978- 79: Crisis and war between the north and south of Yemen. 1988, 1989: Treaties on unity are signed. 1990: Unification. Ali Abdallah Salah becomes president of the united Yemen. 1991: Referendum on new constitution. 1991- 92: Unstable conditions and popular unrest. 1993: Democratic elections, several parties. Salah remains president. 1993: Disputes between prime minister Abu Bakru l-Attas (from the south) and Salah on the road of unification. 1994: Civil war starts in late spring. Mainly located to the south, around Aden. South declares its new independence in the summer. In the fall the northern forces get too strong, and force the south back to the united country. yemen is a memeber of the arab and islamic league in thier office in jeddah ksa and cairo egypt. Yemen is also one of the 200 countries of the un in nyc usa info: none of these pictures are mine but are taken from all over the net as well as the song

الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الج... (more) by haddar17 Added: May 18, 2007 الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الجزيرة العربية في جنوب غرب آسيا. يحدها من الشمال السعودية ومن الشرق عُمان. لها ساحل جنوبي على بحر العرب و ساحل غربي على البحر الأحمر.يشرف اليمن على مضيق باب المندب و لديه عدة جزر في البحر الأحمر و بحر العرب أهمها جزيرة سقطرة . كانت حتى عام 1990 تتشكل من دولتين عرفتا باسمي الجمهورية العربية اليمنية في الشمال وجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية في الجنوب Land of the Queen of Sheba... where coffee was discovered and its famous port of Moka history of yemen 1200 BCE: Rich culture. 950-115 BCE: Kingdom of Sheba, whose riches were based upon caravan trade and agriculture with artificial watering. Around 400: The Sabaean king of Yemen visits Yathrib in Arabia, and converts to Judaism. He makes it the state religion of Yemen. 7th century: Conversion into Islam, the region joins the Caliphate. 9th century- 1517 Shi'i (Zayyid) dynasties in the north. 1517-1635: Ottoman supremacy. 1538: Aden captured by the Ottomans. 19th century: British establishes a foothold on the southern coast. 1839: The British captures Aden. 1869: The building of the Suez Canal brings Aden to an important position in international trade. 1882- 1918: The British increases its position into most of what became South Yemen (incl. Hadramawt). 1918: (Northern) Yemen gets independence with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. 1918- 34: Conflict between Yemen and the British on the status of Aden and Hadramawt. 1958- 61: Yemen enters a union with United Arab Republic. 1959: Small states in the areas around Aden and in Hadramawt establishes The South Arabian Federation. 1962: Republican coup in Yemen against the Zayyidi Caliph. Civil war starts. Egypt supports the republicans, Saudi Arabia the Caliph's party. 1962: Aden joins The South Arabian Federation. 1967: Civil war ends in the north. 1967: Independence for People's Republic South Yemen. 1969: Communists win a conflict in South Yemen. Name changes to People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970). 1970: Treaty between the two groups of the civil war in the north. Republic remains. 1972: Military conflict between the northern and the southern Yemen. Peace treaty concludes with a forthcoming unification of the two countries. 1974: Coup in the north. 1978: Ali Abdallah Salah becomes the new president of the northern Yemen. 1978- 79: Crisis and war between the north and south of Yemen. 1988, 1989: Treaties on unity are signed. 1990: Unification. Ali Abdallah Salah becomes president of the united Yemen. 1991: Referendum on new constitution. 1991- 92: Unstable conditions and popular unrest. 1993: Democratic elections, several parties. Salah remains president. 1993: Disputes between prime minister Abu Bakru l-Attas (from the south) and Salah on the road of unification. 1994: Civil war starts in late spring. Mainly located to the south, around Aden. South declares its new independence in the summer. In the fall the northern forces get too strong, and force the south back to the united country. yemen is a memeber of the arab and islamic league in thier office in jeddah ksa and cairo egypt. Yemen is also one of the 200 countries of the un in nyc usa info: none of these pictures are mine but are taken from all over the net as well as the song (less)

الجمهورية اليمنية أو اليمن وهي تقع جنوب شبه الجزيرة العربية في جنوب غرب آسيا. يحدها من الشمال السعودية ومن الشرق عُمان. لها ساحل جنوبي على بحر العرب و ساحل غربي على البحر الأحمر.يشرف اليمن على مضيق باب المندب و لديه عدة جزر في البحر الأحمر و بحر العرب أهمها جزيرة سقطرة . كانت حتى عام 1990 تتشكل من دولتين عرفتا باسمي الجمهورية العربية اليمنية في الشمال وجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية في الجنوب water bus in the khoor..mukalla capital of the province of hadramout in eastern Yemen. Land of the Queen of Sheba... where coffee was discovered and its famous port of Moka history of yemen 1200 BCE: Rich culture. 950-115 BCE: Kingdom of Sheba, whose riches were based upon caravan trade and agriculture with artificial watering. Around 400: The Sabaean king of Yemen visits Yathrib in Arabia, and converts to Judaism. He makes it the state religion of Yemen. 7th century: Conversion into Islam, the region joins the Caliphate. 9th century- 1517 Shi'i (Zayyid) dynasties in the north. 1517-1635: Ottoman supremacy. 1538: Aden captured by the Ottomans. 19th century: British establishes a foothold on the southern coast. 1839: The British captures Aden. 1869: The building of the Suez Canal brings Aden to an important position in international trade. 1882- 1918: The British increases its position into most of what became South Yemen (incl. Hadramawt). 1918: (Northern) Yemen gets independence with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. 1918- 34: Conflict between Yemen and the British on the status of Aden and Hadramawt. 1958- 61: Yemen enters a union with United Arab Republic. 1959: Small states in the areas around Aden and in Hadramawt establishes The South Arabian Federation. 1962: Republican coup in Yemen against the Zayyidi Caliph. Civil war starts. Egypt supports the republicans, Saudi Arabia the Caliph's party. 1962: Aden joins The South Arabian Federation. 1967: Civil war ends in the north. 1967: Independence for People's Republic South Yemen. 1969: Communists win a conflict in South Yemen. Name changes to People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970). 1970: Treaty between the two groups of the civil war in the north. Republic remains. 1972: Military conflict between the northern and the southern Yemen. Peace treaty concludes with a forthcoming unification of the two countries. 1974: Coup in the north. 1978: Ali Abdallah Salah becomes the new president of the northern Yemen. 1978- 79: Crisis and war between the north and south of Yemen. 1988, 1989: Treaties on unity are signed. 1990: Unification. Ali Abdallah Salah becomes president of the united Yemen. 1991: Referendum on new constitution. 1991- 92: Unstable conditions and popular unrest. 1993: Democratic elections, several parties. Salah remains president. 1993: Disputes between prime minister Abu Bakru l-Attas (from the south) and Salah on the road of unification. 1994: Civil war starts in late spring. Mainly located to the south, around Aden. South declares its new independence in the summer. In the fall the northern forces get too strong, and force the south back to the united country. yemen is a memeber of the arab and islamic league in thier office in jeddah ksa and cairo egypt. Yemen is also one of the 200 countries of the un in nyc usa (less)