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janiebaxter Says: As the rural highland towns were built for defence, the windows in the older houses are very small and high up in the walls to keep attackers out, but big enough to shoot through.Ibb had a Jewish community who were traders about 200 years ago and you can still see the Star...
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schuurton Says: Crossing the Sumarra Pass is the thing to do, from Sana'a to Ibb sit on the right side of the bus. Beautiful view of terraces and fortresses.
Mountain Villages Built for Defence
janiebaxter Says: The countryside around Ibb has always been tribal. Tribal feuds continued until the 1960’s, often with families unable to leave their mountain houses in case they were murdered. Each town or village was built high on the mountain for defence against attack. The agricultural...
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Crossing the Sumarra Pass is the thing to do, from Sana'a to Ibb sit on the right side of the bus. Beautiful view of terraces and fortresses.
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Ibb sits on a hill by the Western mountains of the Southern Highlands, 194km from Sana’a. The countryside in this area has been tribal for thousands of years and the towns were built for defence, like...
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Pictures of Ibb and Surroundings
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The South West Highlands (cont.)
Finding somewhere to stay in Ibb was hard work. For some reason everywhere was full. I was finally forced to take a family suite which had one of the world's largest double beds. It was rather nice......
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