• Thumbnail for Great Mosque of Sanaa
    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...
    15 KB (1,624 words) - 03:04, 25 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sanaa manuscript
    of the Great Mosque of Sanaa, the manuscript was identified as a palimpsest Quran in 1981 as it is written on parchment and comprises two layers of text...
    64 KB (5,477 words) - 17:06, 22 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Architecture of Yemen
    believed to be either the Great Mosque of Janad (located in Janad, northeast of Ta'izz) or the Great Mosque of Sanaa. The mosque in Janad was reportedly...
    22 KB (2,495 words) - 22:25, 30 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sanaa
    in the old city. The Al Saleh Mosque, the largest in the country, is located in the southern outskirts of the city. Sanaa has been facing a severe water...
    115 KB (12,859 words) - 18:34, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Al Saleh Mosque
    Yemeni rial banknote showing the mosque List of mosques in Yemen List of mosques in Sanaa "Yemen's new $60m mosque". BBC. 24 November 2008. Archived...
    17 KB (1,300 words) - 08:49, 22 July 2024
  • Architecture Great Mosque of Sana'a Al Khair Mosque, Sana'a[citation needed] Al Saleh Mosque Al Shohada Mosque (Sana'a) Alansar Mosque Albolaily Mosque Alemaan...
    689 bytes (57 words) - 09:05, 12 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Marib
    Marib (redirect from History of Marib)
    the ancient Sheba of biblical fame. It is about 120 kilometres (75 miles) east of Yemen's modern capital, Sanaa, and is in the region of the Sarawat Mountains...
    23 KB (2,152 words) - 12:45, 24 August 2024
  • Ministry of Civil Services and north of the Egyptian Embassy.[citation needed] Islam in Yemen List of mosques in Yemen List of mosques in Sanaa v t e...
    3 KB (54 words) - 09:23, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Dar al-Hajar
    3 mi) from Sanaa, Yemen. Built in 1920 as the summer retreat of Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Imam of Yemen from 1904 to 1948, it sits on top of a structure...
    6 KB (752 words) - 22:03, 4 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Marib Dam
    landmarks of the ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib Dam was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The site of the great Dam of Marib, also called the Dam of 'Arim...
    19 KB (2,258 words) - 15:12, 6 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tribes of Yemen
    the countries of Yemen under the rule of one state. He was the first to achieve this after Islam and took over from Sanaa The capital of the country. Ali...
    144 KB (21,339 words) - 11:22, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Al-Mahdi Mosque, Sanaa
    The Mosque of the Dome of the Mahdi or Al-Mahdi Mosque (Arabic: جامع قبة المهدي) is one of the historical mosques in the historic old city of Sana'a,...
    2 KB (137 words) - 16:48, 19 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Zabid
    Zabid (redirect from Historic Town of Zabid)
    time the city grew in importance. Its mosques, including the al-Asha'ir Mosque and the Great Mosque, became centers of Islamic learning. Its location on the...
    15 KB (1,271 words) - 01:47, 19 August 2024
  • southwest of Albolaily Mosque, and Sana'a Fish Market. Islam in Yemen List of mosques in Yemen List of mosques in Sanaa Google Maps (Map). Google. v t e...
    3 KB (43 words) - 09:24, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Socotra
    Socotra (redirect from Geography of Socotra)
    Triada Ltd. 2014, pps 114, ill. 134 (in Russian) ISBN 978-5-89282-591-7. Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division (2005). "Appendix: Socotra". Western...
    63 KB (6,087 words) - 10:37, 24 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Jabal Haraz
    Jabal Haraz (category Mountain ranges of mainland Yemen)
    region of Yemen, between Sanaa and Al-Hudaydah, which is considered to be within the Sarat range. In the 11th century, it was the stronghold of the Sulaihid...
    7 KB (603 words) - 17:44, 30 May 2024
  • defense complex (to the west) and Ashohada Cemetery (to the east). List of mosques in Yemen List of mosques in Sanaa Google Maps (Map). Google. v t e...
    3 KB (60 words) - 14:19, 7 October 2023
  • northwest of Al Tawheed Mosque, near Al Thawra School and police station. Islam in Yemen List of mosques in Yemen List of mosques in Sanaa Google Maps...
    3 KB (58 words) - 14:21, 7 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Shibam
    of the District of Shibam in the Governorate of Hadhramaut. Known for its mudbrick-made high-rise buildings, it is referred to as the "Manhattan of the...
    17 KB (1,194 words) - 10:22, 9 June 2024
  • southwest of the Al Shohada Mosque, near Sana'a Fish Market. Islam in Yemen List of mosques in Yemen List of mosques in Sanaa Google Maps (Map). Google. v t e...
    3 KB (46 words) - 15:29, 25 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
    Bakiriyya Mosque is a mosque constructed in Sana'a around 1596–97 by the Ottoman governor of Yemen, Hasan Pasha. The mosque fell into disrepair after...
    4 KB (212 words) - 14:52, 21 January 2024
  • The Al Tawheed Mosque (Arabic: مسجد التوحيد) is a mosque in Sana'a, Yemen. It lies in the eastern part of the city, southeast of Revolution Hospital and...
    3 KB (46 words) - 15:30, 25 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Islam in Yemen
    the conquest of it when Muhammad was still alive. It was during this period that the mosques in Janad (near Ta'izz) and the Great Mosque of Sana'a were...
    6 KB (670 words) - 04:58, 30 June 2024
  • Gabriel Said Reynolds (category American historians of religion)
    Academia.edu. "Among the manuscripts... discovered in 1972... of the Great Mosque of Sanaa in Yemen was a rare Qur'anic palimpsest – that is, a manuscript...
    16 KB (1,512 words) - 05:02, 15 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Gerd R. Puin
    Gerd R. Puin (category Academic staff of Saarland University)
    time examining the ancient Quranic manuscripts discovered in the Great Mosque of Sanaa, Yemen in 1972, in order to find criteria for systematically cataloging...
    11 KB (1,031 words) - 06:54, 15 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Islamic architecture
    courtyard. The hypostyle mosque with courtyard, common elsewhere, was comparatively rare in early Islamic Yemen. The Great Mosque of Sanaa, origiinally commissioned...
    203 KB (24,049 words) - 07:25, 18 August 2024
  • A grand mosque, or congregational mosque, Friday mosque, great mosque or jama masjid, is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that...
    14 KB (1,408 words) - 01:45, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Saada
    the control of the Houthis since the end of the Saddam campaign. In March 2015, the Houthis, which had taken control of the capital Sanaa and established...
    37 KB (3,887 words) - 08:42, 24 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Big Ben Aden
    clock tower attached to the Palace of Westminster in London. The clock was shut down for renovation about a quarter of a century ago,[when?] and returned...
    3 KB (391 words) - 11:08, 29 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Qu'aiti Sultan Palace
    residence of the ruling Sultan of the Qu'aiti Sultanate, one of the most prominent sultanates in the Hadhramaut region. The construction of the Palace...
    4 KB (435 words) - 14:53, 22 August 2024