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As of 2023, Yemen has five sites on the list. The first site, the Old Walled City of Shibam, was designated in 1982. The most recent site listed was Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba in Marib in 2023. [4] The Socotra Archipelago was listed in 2008, and it is the only natural site in Yemen, while the other four are cultural. [3]
Yemen Airlines, the national airline of South Yemen, had its head office in Aden. On 15 May 1996, Yemen Airlines merged with Yemenia. [117] [118] During the early 20th century Aden was a notable centre of coffee production. Women processed coffee beans, grown in the Yemen highlands. [119]
National Museum of Yemen in Sana'a established in 1971. This is a list of museums in Yemen. Yemen's museums have been referred to as being "the richest in the Arabian peninsula", but have suffered heavy losses due to the ongoing civil war. [1]
1986 – January: South Yemen Civil War. 1990 – City becomes part of the newly formed Republic of Yemen. 1991 – Rimbaud House opens. [23] 1992 General Hospital built. [24] 29 December: 1992 Yemen hotel bombings. [2] 1994 1994 civil war in Yemen. [2] Population: 564,335 governorate. [25] 1996 – University of Aden museum established. [20]
The National Museum of Yemen (Arabic: المتحف الوطني اليمني) in Sana'a, Yemen, was founded in 1971 [2] in Dar al-Shukr (Palace of Gratefulness) which was one of the Yemeni Imam Palaces. It is located near Qubbat al-Mutawakkil Mosque dome in Al-Tahreer Square in the city center. The Museum recently moved to a nearby building ...
Aden (Arabic: عَدَنْ) is a governorate of Yemen, including the city of Aden. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 589,419. [2] The ancient capital, the port city of Crater, was located here. Aden was under British rule in the period from 1839 to 1967. In 1967, after years of struggle, Aden and other southern their independence.
On 30 November 1967, the state of South Yemen was formed, comprising Aden and the former Protectorate of South Arabia. This socialist state was later officially known as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and a programme of nationalisation was begun. [183] Relations between the two Yemeni states fluctuated between peaceful and hostile.
From 1970 to 1986, the palace was a presidential reception building in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, then in 1986, Ali Salem Al-Beidh, Secretary-General of the Yemeni Socialist Party and president of South Yemen, decided to use it as a presidential palace. [2] After the unification of the country, the palace became the presidential ...