Fort Al-Ghwayzi (Arabic: حِصْن ٱلْغوَيْزِي, romanized: Ḥiṣn Al-Ghwayzī), or Al-Ghwaizi Fortress, is one of the old fortresses in Al-Mukalla, the capital...

one of the three major cities of the Qu'aiti Sultanate, the others being Al-Mukalla and Ash-Shihr. The city was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List...

great Dam of Marib, also called the Dam of 'Arim (Arabic: سَدّ ٱلْعَرِم, sadd al-ˁArim), is upstream (south-west) of the ancient city of Maʾrib, once the capital...

monarchy under the Imams. Opposite Bab al-Yaman to the north of the Old City is Bab es-Sha'ub. Bab al-Yaman in Sana'a Bab al-Yaman bazaar Men chewing khat in...

expressed in its multi-story buildings decorated with geometric patterns. The Al Saleh Mosque, the largest in the country, is located in the southern outskirts...

The Dar al-Hajar (Arabic: دار الحجر, "Stone House" or "Rock Palace") is a former royal palace located in Wadi Dhar about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Sanaa...

(2019). Dhākirat waṭan: ʻAdan min al-iḥtilāl ilá al-istiqlāl (al-Ṭabʻah al-ūlá ed.). Bayrūt: Riyāḍ al-Rayyis lil-Kutub wa-al-Nashr. pp. 449–453. ISBN 978-9953-21-704-8...

second Shia imam who claimed to be the Hashemite family), the theologian Al-Qasim al-Rassi formulated the teachings of Zaid, a Shiite sect. At the end of...

Al-Saleh Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلصَّالِح‎, romanized: Jāmiʿ Aṣ-Ṣāliḥ) is a modern mosque in Sana'a that is the largest in Yemen. It lies in the southern...

The Great Mosque of Sana'a (Arabic: الجامع الكبير بصنعاء‎, al-Jāmiʿ al-Kabīr bi-Ṣanʿāʾ) is an ancient mosque in Sana'a, Yemen, and one of the oldest mosques...

predominantly Sunni provinces of Al Jawf, Al-Baydha and Shabwa, where the Houthis' control is unlikely to hold if attacked. In particular, Al-Jawf to the north would...

romanized: Jabal Ḥarāz) is a mountainous region of Yemen, between Sanaa and Al-Hudaydah, which is considered to be within the Sarat range. In the 11th century...

the north are a row of storage chambers. The Husn Raydan and al-Gusr (standard Arabic: al-Qasr) 300 m to the north were once one fortification inside the...

Bilqis", it dates back to the 10th century BCE and was dedicated to the god al-Maqah. In 2023, along with other landmarks of the ancient Kingdom of Saba...

of Sabaean territories. Such patterns are observed in several temples from Al-Jawf and the Hadramawt. In pre-Islamic times, numerous pilgrims gathered in...

Hadhramaut Mountains, such as that of Husn Ghuraf. Al-Ghwayzi Fort at the base of the Hadhramaut Mountains Al-Mukalla estuary at night Qu'aiti sultan's palace...

romanized: Qasr al-Sultan al-Qu'aiti) is a historical palace located in Mukalla, Yemen. It was built in 1925 under the rule of sultan Ghalib bin Awadh al-Qu'aiti...

associated with Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who is said to have built the al-Asha'ir Mosque as the fifth...

the 11th century, and is still in use today by the Yemeni military. The fort is located on Sira Island, a rocky and tall volcanic outcropping which dominates...

section, there are four palaces, each named Dar al-Adab, Dar al-Shajarah, Dar al-'Adil, and Dar al-'Amara. Dar al-'Amara was specially designated for the sultan...

which in the 1880s became part of the British Aden Protectorate. In 1902 the fort at Balhaf was demolished by troops from the British cruiser HMS Perseus,...

Retrieved 2015-11-11. "World heritage sites attacked in Yemen's Sanaa". Al Jazeera English. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-11-11. "United Nations News Centre...

the Gregorian calendar). The architect of the mosque was Muhammad ibn Idris al-Habshi. The builder of the mosque was a certain Sheikh Ya'qub, who allocated...

"Thula Fort Restoration". Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. "Abdullah al Hadrami: Thula Fort Restoration...

The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus or Aidrus Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلْعَيْدَرُوْس‎, romanized: Jāmiʿ Al-ʿAydarūs) is a Sufi mosque in Aidrus Street in...

v t e Castles in Yemen Aljabowbi Castle Al-Qahira Castle Baynun fortress Citadel of Rada'a Ghumdan Palace Fort Al-Ghwayzi...

tangled ruins opposite the first and second of the eastern doors of the Jami‘ Al Kabeer Mosque (Great Mosque of Sana'a). This part of Sana'a forms an eminence...

Yemeni-Soviet mission. The museum was closed in 2015 due to the Yemeni Civil War when Al-Qaeda entered Hadramawt. The palace resembles a giant sandcastle with turrets...

on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016. Piepenburg, Fritz; Sharikah al-Yamanīyah lil-Siyāḥah (1983). Traveller's Guide to Yemen. Yemen Tourist Company...

Castles Aljabowbi Castle Cairo Castle Dar al-Bashair Dar al-Hajar Dar al-Shukr Dar as-Sa'd Fort Al-Ghwayzi Ghumdan Palace Palace of Queen Arwa Qu'aiti...