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Named after President Ali Abdullah Saleh, is the largest mosque in Yemen. Located in the al-Sabaeen district in Sana’a, Al-Saleh Mosque was completed in 2008 at a reported cost of $60 million. The designers maintained the traditional Yemeni architecture which gave the Mosque incredible beauty and made it a magnificent attraction for citizens and Muslim residents in Sana’a. It makes for a stunning view when seen from a rooftop in the Old City of Sana’a. The mosque is meant to serve as an enduring symbol of both Islamic and Yemeni heritage and must be able to withstand the ravages of time. With this in mind, building materials were chosen for their durability and resistance to extreme weather conditions.

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Situated on the Al-Masna’a Mountain Fortress, the Old City of Al-Mahweet is one of the beautiful cities in Arabic world. With own particular distinctive architectural style, the city features myriad landscapes and enchants the far off travellers to have a superb holiday experience amidst the rugged mountains and majestic surroundings. Jabal Hufash is one of the most famous mountains, which is 34 km from the center of the City of Al-Mahweet, which overlooks the Tehama Strip and rises to 2,800 meters above sea level.

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Nduara Loliondo was designed with Mongolian yurts to celebrate nomadic cultures around the world. The outcome is the most amazing camp you will ever see. The camp sited along Loliondo community area which borders the Serengeti National Park, spending 6 months in the south, and then 6 months in the north. The landscape and game viewing is spectacular, with lots of resident game and stunning private campsites which highlight the beauty and amazing diversity of this area.

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For centuries the need for security has driven the fiercely tribal inhabitants of Yemen to live together in towns that can be easily defended. Although there are district regional differences, the vernacular house is a tower, built to a height of up to 30 m. Sana’a, the capital of the Yemen, has about 14,000 of these tower houses. Typically they are six stories high, made of mud bricks decorated with thick layers of whitewashed gypsum.Opening, doors, and windows in the houses are usually emphasized in white. Photo by: twiga_swala

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Socotra Island is a part of a group of islands, which have been geographically isolated from midland Africa for the last 6 or 7 million years. The island is an absolutely imaginary place with 700 extremely rare species of flora and fauna, found nowhere else on Earth.

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Socotra is the largest member of an archipelago and a four-island ellipsis that trails off the Horn of Africa into the Gulf of Aden. A mix of ancient granite massifs, limestone cliffs and red sandstone plateaus. The island is situated 250 miles off the coast of Yemen.

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Sana, San’a, Sanaa, or Sana’a - this city is the capital of Yemen and one of the most fascinating in the Arab world with it’s unique architecture and friendly inhabitants. Sana’a has been a major trading centre for south-eastern Arabia. Once a seat of government for the early Islamic caliphs, it is today the capital city of Yemen. The city’s name, Sana’a, meant “fortified place”.

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