A few Yemeni cityscapes with interesting architecture

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Taken in 2007 before the political and social fabric of the amazing country fell in to an abyss.

mud skyscrapers of Shibam in Wadi Hadramawt, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr

amazing old city of Sana'a, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr

Yemeni architecture - Sana'a, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr

The day's first rays falling on mountaintop village of al-Hajjarah by Phil Marion, on Flickr

traditional Yemeni adobe architecture - Marib, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr

Wadi Dhar, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr



Plenty more interesting shots of mysterious and exotic Yemen can be seen HERE and HERE and HERE

Hope you enjoy them.
 



Mysterious (to me!) 1001 nights (and day as well) country.

How was it to move around in that country so far
from Bay street?
 
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I lived in the region for 10 years but Yemen was one of the only places I never got to. Looking through your pictures on Flickr I can only kick myself as I always wanted to go as it was one of the last bastions of the old Middle East, full of oud, narrow alleys and intrigue. Excellent pictures Phil.
 
I lived in the region for 10 years but Yemen was one of the only places I never got to. Looking through your pictures on Flickr I can only kick myself as I always wanted to go as it was one of the last bastions of the old Middle East, full of oud, narrow alleys and intrigue. Excellent pictures Phil.

and very few women in public spaces...and they were completely covered up. Even restaurants families ate in their private boothes so as to protect the privacy if their women


Yemeni architecture - Sana'a, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr


sunset- Shihara, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr


mud adobe village- Wadi Dhar, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr

Plenty more interesting shots of mysterious and exotic Yemen can be seen HERE and HERE and HERE

Hope you enjoy them.
 
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How was it to move around in that country so far
from Bay street?

The farther from Bay Street the better
Walking around town was easy - friendly smiling people happy and welcoming to tourists....getting between towns required gov't permission and armed escort.
 
The farther from Bay Street the better



That figures! The kinda person to go places like that
is not the kind that feels at ease there… ;)
 
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