The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. I am nujood, age 10 and divorced by nujood ali, the monk of mokha by dave eggers, henna house by nomi eve, salmon fishing in the. He explains the power politics that came to form a communist republic a few hundred miles from the holiest site in islam, and the process and conflicts that led to yemeni. For example jabal altair had a volcanic eruption in 2007 and before that in 1883. Learn everything you need to about the republic of yemen. By juan cole informed comment the discovery of a couple pages of a very old quran the muslim scripture, probably from the 640s ce, in a library in britain, has provoked a good deal of press reporting. Yemen this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a. Apr 15, 2020 yemen, an arid and mostly mountainous country situated at the southwestern corner of the arabian peninsula. This naturalcolor satellite image shows the dense part of the cloud approaching yemen lower left and translucent swirls of dust over the arabian sea. But, as victoria clark argues in this riveting book, we ignore yemen at our peril. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. It is bordered by saudi arabia to the north, the red sea to the west, the gulf of aden and arabian sea to the south, and oman to the eastnortheast. This book is not the work of a lone intrepid journalist who. When yemen aligned with iraq during the gulf war, saudi arabia and the gulf states, yemens main aid donors and hosts to large numbers of yemeni workers and their families, ended the yemenis privileged status.
Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the near east. Yemens former president, ali abdullah saleh, rose to power through the military and held power for decades. Yemen, an arid and mostly mountainous country situated at the. Interesting facts about yemen all that is interesting. One of the oldest centers of civilization in the world, continue reading. To the left and right of the eagle are yemen national flags, and in the talons of the eagle is a scroll with the name of the country scripted in arabic. With its long sea border between early civilizations, yemen has long existed at a crossroads of cultures with a strategic location in terms of trade on the west of the arabian peninsula. With internal conflicts and poor governance, al qaeda is the least of its problems. The two eventually united into the yemen we know today, but divisions and. Yemen history, language and culture world travel guide.
It is the 49th largest country in the world by area with 527,970 square kilometers 203,850 square miles. The international history of the yemen civil war, 196268 abstract the deposition of imam muhammad albadr in september 1962 was the culmination of a yemeni nationalist movement that began in the 1940s with numerous failed attempts to overthrow the traditional religious legal order. For reasons of history and geography, the saudis are deeply interested, indeed arguably obsessed, with. Northern yemen was established as a republic in 1970, after years of civil war between royalists and republicans, with the first supported by saudi arabia and the latter by egypt. Dec 07, 2000 yemen s modern history is unique and deserves to be better understood. What was once north yemen was part of the former ottoman empire during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, while what used to be south yemen fell under british influence starting in 1839 when the british. Today, jews are the only indigenous religious minority besides a small number of christians, hindus and bahais. The british protectorate endured until 1967 when it was pressured out following five years of violent insurgency. The official name of the country is the republic of yemen it is bordered by saudi arabia to the north, the red sea to the west, the gulf of aden and arabian sea to the south, and oman to the eastnortheast the official language is arabic it is the 49th largest country in the world. The area that comprises yemen today has traditionally, since the nineteenth century, been divided in two along a northsouth divide. The international history of the yemen civil war, 19621968.
Yemen nation profile geography, climate, and history. Many powerful kingdoms were in yemen, including the. Background of yemen geography of yemen people and society of yemen government and key leaders of yemen economy of yemen energy resources of yemen communications in yemen transportation in yemen. Yemen is an arab country in western asia, occupying south arabia, the southern end of the arabian peninsula. Princeton professor bernard haykels fascinating selection of books paints a worrying picture of a country at odds with the cultural riches of its past. Apr 05, 2011 all you need to know about yemen, from its tribal and often bloody politics to its coffee and qat culture brian whitaker tue 5 apr 2011 07. The key facts on yemen provides readers with essential statistical and business information on the middle eastern nation, including. Yet, almost 200,000 people have fled the country and more than 2 million have been internally displaced. Yemen s coat of arms is composed of a golden eagle bearing a shield with the marib dam and a coffee plant. In ancient times, yemen was an important center of trade and power.
Cunfina a nord cu llarabbie esaudite e a est cu lomann. If this continues, yemens population will double by 2037. In the modern era, north yemen was ruled by local kings until 1962, when a coup established the yemen arab republic. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Scuttlebutt from travelers whove been there and former southern baptist missionaries. The story is fastmoving and accessible, augmented by illustrations, maps. The poorest state in the arab world, it is still dominated by its tribal makeup and. It is on the southern half of the arabian peninsula.
Yemens coat of arms is composed of a golden eagle bearing a shield with the marib dam and a coffee plant. Most of yemens northern frontier with saudi arabia traverses the great desert of the peninsula, the rub. After a faction of radical marxists took over in 1970, south yemen became the peoples democratic republic of yemen and was propped up by a host of communist backers, the soviet union chief among them. The facts about the worlds forgotten war brutal conflict between houthis and saudi arabiabacked coalition forces sparks humanitarian crisis, leaving as many as 10,000 dead and. Yemen is entering its fourth year of war when will the. Learn about what is now the worlds largest humanitarian crisis the yemen civil war. This article provides a geographical and historical treatment of yemen, including maps, statistics, and a survey of its people, economy, and government. Aug 19, 2016 yet, almost 200,000 people have fled the country and more than 2 million have been internally displaced.
Yemen is bordered by two countries, saudi arabia and oman, and by the gulf of aden. Looking at three years of destroyed infrastructure, starvation and unchecked spread of disease, the humanitarian needs have increased from one. The country of yemen is located at the southern tip of the arabian peninsula. Its relatively fertile land and adequate rainfall in a moister climate helped sustain a stable population, a feature recognized by the ancient greek geographer ptolemy, who described yemen as eudaimon arabia better known in its latin translation, arabia felix meaning fortunate arabia or happy arabia. Yemen is a country in southwest asia, just south of saudi arabia, only it allows the consumption of alcohol by nonmuslims, unlike saudi arabia. There are no perennial lakes and rivers, however, in the northern highlands some river valleys wadis small streams exist fall and winter but fade away quickly in the summer heat. Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the arab world, reported average annual growth in the range of 34% from 2000 through 2007. Yemen is the origin land of all arabs in the middle east. Jan 19, 2015 as the presidential palace is overrun by rebels, here are 7 things to know about whats happening in yemen and why the nation matters to the u. How has this country of forbidding mountains and arid deserts gone from british colony to communist state and then to terrorist base in just half a century. Meanwhile, britain ruled south yemen as a protectorate from 1832 on. Its economic fortunes depend mostly on declining oil resources, but the country is trying to diversify its earnings. Yemen is bounded to the south by the gulf of aden and the arabian sea and to the west by the red sea.
Nov 12, 2019 the ottoman turks ruled yemen from 1538 to 1635 and returned to north yemen between 1872 and 1918. The name yemen means fortunate or happy because its mountains attracted more rain into the country making it fertile compared to other countries in the middle east. Through 1989, north and south yemen were separate nations. The british, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became south yemen. E ccoste suje donano a ovest dinto mar russo e a sud dinto gurfo e aden oceano indiano. World facts index north yemen became independent of the ottoman empire in 1918.
Mar 26, 2015 yemen is located very near, indeed right next to, saudi arabia and that matters a great deal. Read cnn s fast facts for information about yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the arabian peninsula. The term may also refer to the descendants of the yemenite jewish community. Yemen has been devastated by a war between saudibacked progovernment forces and the rebel houthi movement. Yemen has been colonized at various times by other arabs, ethiopians, persians, ottoman turks, and most recently, the british. Yemen is located very near, indeed right next to, saudi arabia and that matters a great deal.
Bodley head, 1968 edgar oballance the war in the yemen. From about bc this region of the southern arabian peninsula was ruled by three successive civilisations minean, sabaean and himyarite. When yemen aligned with iraq during the gulf war, saudi arabia and the gulf states, yemen s main aid donors and hosts to large numbers of yemeni workers and their families, ended the yemenis privileged status. Yemen sometimes spelled yaman, officially the republic of yemen is a country at the southern end of the arabian peninsula in western asia. Yemen owns the island of socotra 217 miles to the south off the coast of east africa. While the borders of most middle east states were defined by colonial powers after the collapse of the ottoman empire, a single yemeni state was not formed until 1990. The music and dance in the country also stems from these times though todays yemen traditions were primarily founded by the yemenite jews. Between june 1949 and september 1950, the overwhelming majority of yemens jewish population was transported to israel in operation magic. To the romans yemen was arabia felix fortunate arabia, whose mountains and fertile plains caught the tail end of the indian ocean monsoon rains and were distinct from the barren desert of the rest of the arabian peninsula. Little is known about ancient yemen and how exactly it transitioned from nascent bronze age civilizations to more.
In yemen divided, author and middle east expert noel brehony tells for the first. All you need to know about yemen, from its tribal and often bloody politics to its coffee and qat culture brian whitaker tue 5 apr 2011 07. The best books on yemen recommended by bernard haykel. May 12, 2012 the history of yemen is one of contrasts. Yemen history, language and culture history of yemen. Mired in a civil war, its infrastructure and economy have been destroyed, and the violence is taking a desperate toll on most of the population, with famine conditions in the worsthit regions and a cholera epidemic sweeping through the country. The united states recognized the kingdom of the yemen as a sovereign state on march 4, 1946, in a letter from president harry truman to the imam yahya, the king of the yemen. The highest point in yemen is jabal an nabi shuayb.
As a result, some yemenite jews abandoned their faith and converted to islam. In fact, much of yemens twentiethcentury history was taken up constructing such a state, forged after years of civil war. Everybody liked it and thay thought it was brought from another professional source. Jul 10, 20 read cnn s fast facts for information about yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the arabian peninsula. A thick dust cloud travels southward from saudi arabias rub al khali sand sea towards the edge of the arabian peninsula. Yemen has long been viewed as the entry point to the middle east. Yemen, or al yaman, which means, the south, is a rather large, sparsely populated country at the southwestern corner of the arabian peninsula. As the presidential palace is overrun by rebels, here are 7 things to know about whats happening in yemen and why the nation matters to the u. The history, culture, economy, and population of yemen have all been influenced by the countrys strategic location at the southern entrance of the red seaa crossroads of both ancient and modern trade and communications routes.
South yemen has come to be seen as a potential alqaeda stronghold and at the heart of a separatist movement threatening to rip apart southern arabia. Muslim tradition holds that the scripture was revealed to the prophet muhammad between roughly 610 ce and his death in 632, during the era when heraclius was the emperor of byzantium. In yemen divided, author and middle east expert noel brehony tells for the first time the comprehensive history of the peoples democratic republic of yemen pdry. Twenty things you need to know about yemen world news. Yemen s highest point is jabal an nabi shuayb at 12,336 ft. Yemenite jews or yemeni jews or teimanim from hebrew. The gulf of aden coastline is covered by a narrow, rocky, and relatively flat plain, fronted by hills that rise into the rugged mountains, central and west. As an anthropologist, dresch focuses on a particular incident, episode or anecdote and brings out a world of meaning and complexity. The official name of the country is the republic of yemen. Conflict has affected 24 million people, 80% of the. Ancient yemen the history of the yemen stretches back over 3,000 years, and its unique culture is still in evidence today in the architecture of its towns and villages. Yemens modern history is unique and deserves to be better understood. Three years later, the southern government adopted a marxist orientation.
Yemen is approximately the same size as france and it is characterized by plateaus and mountain ranges. The best books on yemen five books expert recommendations. Nov 14, 2007 i did this vedio in 2004 when i was a student. Yemen has some of the most fertile lands in the entire middle east, and yet, for the most part, theyre not developed to their full potential. Twenty things you need to know about yemen world news the. For a short time, jewish organizations were allowed to travel openly within yemen, distributing hebrew books and materials to the jewish community. To give you more information on this part of the world, here are some interesting facts about yemen, one of the countries in the middle east.
Hill has assembled an impressive edifice of facts but without exegesis, interpretation, or enlightenment. A repubbreca do yemen cumprenne pure llarcipelaco e socotra. Johns hopkins press, 1967 dana adams schmidt yemen. Large settlements for their era existed in the mountains of northern yemen as early as 5000 bce. Yemen this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Along its red sea coast theres a flat sandy plain that extends the length of the country. One of the oldest centers of civilization in the world, much of yemens land is actually fertile enough to keep a stable population, unlike that of its.
Southern yemen was ruled by communists from 1967 to 1990 the only marxist regime in arabia and the middle east. A number of red sea islands, including the hanish islands, kamaran, and perim, as well as socotra in the arabian sea, belong to yemen. The history of the yemen stretches back over 3,000 years, and its unique culture is still in evidence today in the architecture of its towns and villages. Today, however, they are united into the republic of yemen arabias only democratic republic.