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Posted on Aug 28, 2025 / Travel

Here are some fun bits about Yemen that make it extra interesting:

• Mocha, the port that made coffee famous, literally gave the world “mocha.”
• Shibam’s mud-brick towers are among the oldest “skyscrapers” on earth.
• Socotra Island is so unique that a third of its plants are found nowhere else.
• Traditional houses in Sana’a glow at night from alabaster-like window panes called qamariyya.
• Yemeni Sidr honey is prized globally for its flavor and rarity.
• Frankincense and spice routes tied Yemen to Africa, India, and the Mediterranean for millennia.
• The curved dagger (jambiya) is a cultural symbol worn on special occasions.
• Poetry and oral storytelling are everyday art forms—not just festival acts.

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