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Aden in 1861
Drawing of a manāra (lighthouse) in Aden. From the Facebook page of Mohammed Jarhoom.


al-Bakīriyya Mosque over the years
Several photographs of the Bakīriyya Mosque in Ṣan‘ā' have been uploaded on the Facebook Site of Yūsuf Maḥyūb al-Ṭiyār. The Bakīriyya...


Sanaa in 1896
One of the oldest photographs of Ṣan‘ā' from 1896, facing Bāb al-Yaman. From the Facebook Page of Yūsuf al-Tiyar.


Zabid Towers
From the Facebook site of Fahad al-Anbari.


Leaning Tower of Amran
You do not have to travel to Pisa to see a leaning tower...


Picturing Sanaa from the Ottoman Era
From the Facebook Page of Yusuf al-Tiyar.


The Mocha mosque in the 70s
From the Facebook Page of Hussain Alamree


Major Resource for Yemeni History
The site Wefaq.net is a major source for the history of Yemen throughout the ages to the present. There are online studies and...


Yemen in 1962
This is an excerpt on Youtube of a British film made right after the revolution toppled Imam Badr. You will note the British arrogance in...


Bani Shadad Castle
More of the fabulous architecture of Yemen. Do ignore the Google Translate. The Himyaris always end up as donkeys... From the Facebook...


Zabid house
The coastal town of Zabīd has an incredible history of architecture, including the interior design of houses. Here is a picture of the...


Heritage Preservation of the Great Mosque
Monumenta Orientalia has created a webpage devoted to the endangered architectural heritage of Yemen, with details and photographs of 60...


Azal, Yemeni Antiquity Journal
The 2003 issue of Azal, the antiquities journal published by Yemen's General Organization of Antiquites and Museums, has just been...


1960's Film on Yemen
In the early 1960s the National Geographic Society published a film on Yemen. Parts of this film are available, in the French version,...


Heritage Preservation Grants
For Information on this new round of grant opportunities from ALIPH, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in...


Mosque near Ibb
From the Facebook site of Fahad al-Ansbari.


A Marvel of Yemen
Posted on the Facebook Group Cultural Heritage of Yemen.


Yemeni Villages that touch the Sky
From the Facebook site of Fahad al-Anbari
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