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الامطار الشديدة والسيول العظيمة في اليمن
Recent heavy and continuous rainfall has caused major flooding, eroding terraces and destroying houses. Above short video is an example...


A thirsty camel in al-Luhaya
From the Facebook Page of Mohammed Jarhoom


Old Maps of Yemen
There is a site on the internet with images of old maps, including a number of Yemen. Check it out here.


Hadrami Dates
Here is an interesting Youtube video on dates of the Hadramawt.


Water Management in Yemen Talk
On Monday, May 20, 2024, at 16:00 (Central European Time), the fifth lecture in the Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series will take place...


Zabid tower
Photograph of a tower on the wall of the historic fortress in Zabīd. From the Facebook Page of Fahad al-Anbari


Lecture on Tihama "Saints" in Rasulid Yemen
For information on online registration, click here.


Artistic Ceiling in Zabid
This is a decorated ceiling in a house in Zabid. Below is a closeup. From the Facebook Page of Fahad al-Anbari.


Qāḍī Ismā‘īl al-Akwa‘
The picture above was taken in 1987 in Zabīd and shows (starting from the right): ‘Abd al-Karīm al-Sālimī, director of antiquities in...


Carrots and Melons in the Tihama
From the Facebook Site اليمن ارض الحضارة


Old Photographs of Yemen
Check this out for a treasury of old photographs of Yemen. From the Facebook site of Elisabeth Wojnarski.


Al-Qaba mosque
But here is what it looks like today: From the Facebook site of Fahad al-Anbari.


The Alamree Photo Archive
The photo archive of Hussain Alamree is a national treasure for all Yemenis. Check out this article on Alamree and his archive of...


Hodeidah Port
From the Facebook Page of Fahad al-Anbari.


A Sailor and His Camel Ride
[Illustration: Arabian Camel from George Shaw, Zoology (1801)] [Joseph Osgood was a Black American sailor who visited the Yemeni port of...


History of Mocha
This is a Facebook site dedicated to the history of the Yemeni port of Mocha.


Rasulid Astronomical Manuscript Online
Muḥammad b. Aḥmad Abū al-‘Uqūl was a court astronomer for al-Malik al-Mu'ayyad Dāwūd and flourished around 1300 CE. His masterful set of...


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


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