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Maṣnaʿat Māriya (Arabic: مصنعة مارية), is the name of an ancient South Arabian location in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. This ancient Himyarite archaeological site is one of the largest in the Yemen. In the local language the name means the fortress of Māriya.
Islam arrived in 630 CE and Yemen became part of the Muslim realm. The centers of the Old South Arabian kingdoms of present-day Yemen lay around the desert area called Ramlat al-Sab'atayn, known to medieval Arab geographers as Ṣayhad. The southern and western Highlands and the coastal region were less influential politically.
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]
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Ẓafār (Arabic: ظفار), also Romanized Dhafar or Dhofar, is an ancient Himyarite site situated in Yemen, some 130 km south-south-east of today's capital, Sana'a, and c. 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of Yarim. Given mention in several ancient texts, there is little doubt about the pronunciation of the name. [1]
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba (Marib) (6 P) R. Rock art in Yemen (1 C) Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Yemen"
Timna (Qatabānic: 𐩩𐩣𐩬𐩲, romanized: TMNʿ, Timnaʿ; Arabic: تمنع, romanized: Timnaʿ) is an ancient city in Yemen, the capital of the Qataban kingdom. [ 1 ] During ancient times, Timna was an important hub in the famous Incense Route , which supplied Arabian and Indian incense via camel caravan to ports on the Mediterranean Sea ...
It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Sabaʾ (Arabic: سَبَأ), [1] [2] which some scholars believe to be the ancient Sheba of biblical fame. [3] It is about 120 kilometres (75 miles) east of Yemen's modern capital, Sanaa, and is in the region of the Sarawat Mountains. [4] In 2005 it had a population of 16,794.