History of Mocha
This is a Facebook site dedicated to the history of the Yemeni port of Mocha.
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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...
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Spate Irrigation in the Tihama
Offtake channel along Wadi Zabid TMT Training in Yemen The Water and Environment Centre, part of Sana’a University, recently initiated...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Banian from Mocha
The New York Public Library has a website reproducing images from its collection. Here is one of a Banian merchant in Mocha from 1787. ...
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Khawlani Coffee and UNESCO
UNESCO has designated Khawlani Coffee in the Jazan region as intangible cultural heritage. Unfortunately, it seems that the Saudis have...
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Heritage Preservation Grants
For Information on this new round of grant opportunities from ALIPH, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in...
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Mocha Trade in the early 19th century
As the British extended their trade through the Red Sea and Indian Ocean in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there were a number of...
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Yemeni Heritage on Facebook
There are several Facebook sites by Yemenis on the rich heritage of Yemen. Here is one by Mohammed Saleh Al Haj.
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Mosque in Khawlan
From the Facebook site of Old and Rare Photos of Yemen (صور قديمة ونادرة لليمن) which is an excellent source of old photographs on Yemen.
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An Australian View of Yemen in 1850
In 1850 an Australian press published a geography book with a description of Yemen at the time. Here are some of the excerpts...
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