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Rada

by worldtraveler55

RadaRada is not very often visited by tourist, but it's worth to wander around the large old centre and have a visit to the old suq.The ground floors of the houses are made of stone, the next floors are usually built of brick and finished with a beautiful, smooth mud surfacing that needs to be renewed every day.Keep an eye open for the windows and fanlights. The double or triple-arched fanlights with hudge alabaster panes and mud-and-brick framing are unique to Rada and cannot be seen else in Yemen.On the western side of town is a fortified rocky hill.

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Azzan

by worldtraveler55

AzzanThough the modern centre of the town of Azzan is not too attractive, the old town is worth a visit.The old city is buillt low on the banks of the wadi, framed on all sides by majestic table mountains.A distinctive feature of the houses are the highly protuding corner peaks on the roofs. These are often painted white with chalk and are of age-old design.The houses are made of mud brick even though there is ample stone available in the area.

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Bir'Ali

by worldtraveler55

Bir'AliA sceniv coastal road streches west of Al Mukkala, with sand dunes sometimes invading the road.There is a pleasant strech of beach know as Bir'Ali, offering a resthouse, with shared bathrooms and toilet.The geology around is impressive, with black volcanic rock and green crater-lakes providing a strong contrast with the white sandy beaches.

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Rock Castles

by flynboxes

Another day trip from Sanaa. Sorry don't remember the specific name so if you do please feel free to let me know. This was one of the more memorable sites I visited in Yemen. You need to 4wd off one of the main roads to a small village then it is a brief hike out to the end of the mesa where you can view this old fort/castle from the other side of the canyon. When I was there..there were some French tourists that were on there way to hike over to it I believe.To me, places like this really put life in perspective as I sat for awhile on the edge of the cliff just trying to take it all in.

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Sa'adah city and province (currently inaccessible)

by dutchwindmill

One of the very tribal governorates of Yemen, Sa'adah is well worth a visit. Unfortunately it has seen three rounds of fighting between 2004 and June 2007. There is a - perhaps rather fragile - truce now, so hopefully order will be restored, displaced persons will be able to return to their homes, war damages will be repaired .... and tourists will be able to visit again.Sa'adah city is well worth a visit with its walled old city. Inside there is an old fortress that used to be the imam's palace. It belongs to the military, but the solitary officer guarding it (and being active in securing funds for its restoration from various sources) will be happy to show you around and tell you some of this citadel's history.

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Zabid -UNESCO World Heritage Center

by Ekahau

Zabid was the capital of Yemen from 1400 to 1600 and was a huge influence in the Arab world of that time. Before that Zabid was the capital of the Ziyadid dynasty from 819–1018 and the Najahid dynasty from 1022–1158. Here at Zabid was one of the major centers of learning with Zabid’s Islamic University. Zabid is another site in Yemen that is a unesco World Heritage Center. However Zabid is listed as one of five World Heritage sites that is in danger so you might want to see this one how. It has fallen on hard time with about 40% of the strictures already lost. The Archaeologist advice that people have live and famed in this area for 10,000 of thousands of years. Near by in the hills is where some of the best coffee is grown and you can buy it in the Market in Zabid. I quite like the Zabid Tourist Rest House they have a good breakfast and great coffee but it is very basic.

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Shibam "oldest skyscraper-city in the world"

by Ekahau

Shibam Is the "the oldest skyscraper-city in the world", This is a Unesco heritage site and it deserves that designation for sure. This part of the Arabian Peninsula was for many centuries or even thousands of years the Hadramawt Kingdom and Shibam was its capital. This is a place legions are made of. When you drive towards Shibam and the sunlight catches it is really something to see with towering mud skyscraper that are 9 to ten stories tall all enclosed in a walled city. Shibam's History really goes back in time to the start of the incense and spice trade – if as the saying goes - you follow the money, this was where it was 2000 years ago. Just walk around it as the light dances through the streets early morning late evening it is a rare beauty all constructed of clay. Be sure to climb the hill overlooking the wadi or valley Shibam is located in to get some really great photos I went...

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Drink a cup of Mukha or visit Mukha

by Ekahau

The mother of all coffee cames via this port and for hundreds of year coffee was only grown in the mountains of Yemen and shipped to the port of Al Mukha Mocha. The name Coffee is from the name of the original Kaveh houses. I would go down the street and they would roast the coffee in a very thick pan than grind it and serve very HOT -- now that is fresh Kaveh Mukha to die for

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Exploring the Outskirts

by flynboxes

If you've been here feel free to mention the name to me since my note taking skills here were not what I thought they were. This place is about an hour or so out of the city and any good driver will take you here if you are interested in the old villages that make up this great country. The village or fort sits on the side of a hill and the local kids that live there can guide you around a bit and for a couple of bucks will wake up one of the elders who has a key to let you inside and up to the top for some great photos. The second picture is of the steps that lead to the roof of the stone village and I wish I had a better photo since there we no hand rails leading up there just a couple hundred foot drop down a shear cliff to the bottom of the mesa. One of my more memorable jaunts in Yemem

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Al-Mukalla

by worldtraveler55

Al-MukallaThe most impressive sight in Al-Mukalla is the coastline of the old town, a chain of white houses, built next to the waterfront, squeezed between the sea and hudge volcanic mountains.Al-Mukalla is one of Yemen's most important ports, and became an important local power in the 8th century AD.Well worth a visit is the new fish-market in the western part of the town.On the road to Ar-Riyan, topping an impossing cliff, Husn al-Ghuwayzi, a tiny fortress is a perfect example of the bizarre imagination of the Yemeni architect. It was built in 1884 and is irresistible to any visitor with a camera, even if you can't visit the military museum it houses.

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Q:  Hi, i want to travel to hodeidah and then to Mukalla.Can I get flight from hod to Mukalla and Mukalla to saana? 

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A: The only domestic carriers are Yemenia and Felix. There are no direct connections from Hodeidah to Mukhalla. You'd have to go via San'a. Of note, San'a airport has closed... 

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