According to directoryaah, many sites in Yemen are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The most remarkable sights of Yemen are stone and mud-brick high-rise fortress houses and small towns living on the rocks. You can talk about them for days. For example, the city of Sana’a is the capital of Yemen, according to historians, founded by Shem, the son of Noah, who escaped from the Flood. Later, one of the world’s first skyscrapers, a 20-story tower, Gamdan Castle, was built here – the main center of various religious cults changing each other over the centuries. In Sana there are many museums, ancient buildings and mosques, and most importantly – the old city with thick walls, with round watchtowers, with seven gates and mahogany doors. An oriental bazaar has settled in the old city. The architecture of Sanaa simply breathes antiquity. In the city, new and old buildings are almost the same. But here you can see multi-storey buildings standing for centuries. In the capital, you just need to visit the University, known since the 1st century, the Palace of the Sultans, the ruins of the ancient city of Main, the excavations of the ancient civilizations of Hadhramaut, Saba and the Himyarite kingdom, many ancient mosques (the city of Shibam on the Masila River near Sayun, Taiz, Jibla) and many more – a lot of interesting things. Extreme lovers will find many exciting activities here: jeep and camel races in the desert, conquering the wonderful local mountains, sand slalom and searching for medieval settlements in the desert. You can do underwater archeology, looking for ships crashed on reefs on the seabed. The famous island of Socotra is known for its wonderful nature and sandy beaches.
National cuisine of Yemen
This is an Arab country, and therefore the cuisine in Yemen is with Arab traditions. Flatbread, kebabs, kofta, stewed lamb, sour-milk products, khomus, couscous, rice, herbs and a variety of salads – all this can be tasted and appreciated. The difference is that the locals eat more seafood, cook a thick shurpa (shorba) soup, eat less rice, use less sauces, and replace them with vegetable oil, vinegar and herb mixtures and, of course, a sea of spices! In restaurants at quite reasonable prices, you can taste all the charm of local dishes. Salta – poultry meat stewed with legumes, lentils, coriander and spices (garnish – rice). Haradha (arada) – minced meat with pepper and spices, haradha is also used as a filling for pies. Marag – meat soup. Khanid – lamb meat stewed with many spices. Kabsa – rice with lamb. Tea (“shay” listen)) is the country’s everyday drink. Pour it into small glass cups, seasoning with mint and herbs. And, of course, coffee! One of the best in the whole world! Real mocha is grown only in Yemen, in small quantities. This is a festive drink and very expensive. They drink it exclusively without sugar, with local sweets, ginger, coriander and other spices. But other varieties of coffee are also excellent: hami, sharki, matari, burai, yaffei and others. In the Islamic country of Yemen, alcohol is practically prohibited, as drinking alcohol is considered a great sin. Tourists are allowed to bring two bottles of alcohol with them, but drinking it in public places and appearing on the streets while intoxicated is prohibited. Real mocha is grown only in Yemen, in small quantities. This is a festive drink and very expensive. They drink it exclusively without sugar, with local sweets, ginger, coriander and other spices. But other varieties of coffee are also excellent: hami, sharki, matari, burai, yaffei and others. In the Islamic country of Yemen, alcohol is practically prohibited, as drinking alcohol is considered a great sin. Tourists are allowed to bring two bottles of alcohol with them, but drinking it in public places and appearing on the streets while intoxicated is prohibited. Real mocha is grown only in Yemen, in small quantities. This is a festive drink and very expensive. They drink it exclusively without sugar, with local sweets, ginger, coriander and other spices. But other varieties of coffee are also excellent: hami, sharki, matari, burai, yaffei and others. In the Islamic country of Yemen, alcohol is practically prohibited, as drinking alcohol is considered a great sin. Tourists are allowed to bring two bottles of alcohol with them, but drinking it in public places and appearing on the streets while intoxicated is prohibited. In the Islamic country of Yemen, alcohol is practically prohibited, as drinking alcohol is considered a great sin. Tourists are allowed to bring two bottles of alcohol with them, but drinking it in public places and appearing on the streets while intoxicated is prohibited. In the Islamic country of Yemen, alcohol is practically prohibited, as drinking alcohol is considered a great sin. Tourists are allowed to bring two bottles of alcohol with them, but drinking it in public places and appearing on the streets while intoxicated is prohibited.
Transport
In Yemen, a railway is being built, since it does not exist in the country. Travel by taxi or bus. The prices are acceptable. You cannot rent a car without a driver. One is inseparable from the other. They get from the airport by private taxi or branded RAHA (yellow) and Mrhaba (yellow-red), branded taxis do not work at night. In Aden – the same firms. The price is the same for any location. If you ride dabab shuttle buses, you need to know the route or try to explain where you need to get to. Many in Yemen speak English, there are also Russian speakers. The buses of the southern cities differ in color, they are blue. Domestic and international flights are operated by the national airline Yemen Airways.
