Yemen (/ˈjɛmən/; Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman), officially known as the Republic of Yemen (الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah), is an Arab country in Southwest Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen i…
Aden (UK /ˈeɪdən/ AY-duhn, US /ˈɑːdɛn/ AH-den; Arabic: عدن ʻAdin/ʻAdan Yemeni pronunciation: [ˈʕæden, ˈʕædæn]) is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Bab-…
Socotra (Arabic: سُقُطْرَى Suquṭra), also spelled Soqotra, is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean.
The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (Arabic: جمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية Jumhūrīyat al-Yaman ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyah ash-Sha‘bīyah), also referred to as South Yemen, Democratic Yemen or Yemen (Aden), was a communist state in the southern and ea…
The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic: باب المندب) is a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; Arabic: الجمهورية العربية اليمنية al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Yamanīyah), also known as North Yemen or Yemen (Sana'a), was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen. Its capital was at…
North Yemen is a term used to designate the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990), its predecessor, the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1962), and their predecessors that exercised sovereignty over the territory that is now the north-western part of …
The Gulf of Aden (Arabic: خليج عدن Ḫalīǧ ʻAdan, Somali: Gacanka Cadmeed) is a gulf located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red …
Sana'a International Airport (Sana'a International) (IATA: SAH, ICAO: OYSN), or El Rahaba Airport, is an international airport located in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen.
The Marib or Ma'rib or Ma'arib Dam (Arabic: سد مأرب) blocks the Wadi Adhanah (also Dhana or Adhana) in the valley of Dhana in the Balaq Hills, Yemen. The current dam is close to the ruins of the Great Dam of Ma'rib, dating from around the 8th centu…
Shibam (Arabic: شِبَام) (often referred to as Shibam Hadhramaut) is a town in Yemen. With about 7,000 inhabitants, it is the seat of the Shibam District in the Hadhramaut Governorate.
Yemen is located in Southwest Asia at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It is situated at the entrance to the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean (via the Gulf of Aden) and is one …
Mocha or Mokha (Arabic: المخا al-Mukhā Yemeni pronunciation: [elˈmoχæ]) is a port city on the Red Sea coast of Yemen.
Aden International Airport is an international airport in Aden, Yemen (IATA: ADE, ICAO: OYAA).
Saada (Arabic: صعدة Ṣa'da) is one of the governorates of Yemen.
Perim (Arabic: بريم [Barīm]), also called Mayyun in Arabic, is a volcanic island in the Strait of Mandeb at the south entrance into the Red Sea, off the southwest coast of Yemen and belonging to Yemen.
Al Hudaydah (Arabic: الحديدة), also known in English as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida, and Hodeidah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen.
Hadhramaut or Hadramawt (Arabic: حضرموت Ḥaḍramawt) is a governorate of Yemen.
Al Mukalla (Arabic: المكلا Al Mukallā) is a main sea port and the capital city of the Hadhramaut coastal region in Yemen in the southern part of Arabia on the Gulf of Aden close to the Arabian Sea.
Sa`dah (Arabic: صعدة Ṣa'da) is the capital city of Saada Governorate in north-western Yemen at an elevation of about 1,800 meters.
Taiz (Arabic: تعز Taʿizz) is a city in the Yemeni Highlands, near the famous Mocha port on the Red Sea, lying at an elevation of about 1,400 metres above sea level and Sabir Mountain rises the 3,006 metres above the city. It is the capital of Taiz …
Ma'rib (Arabic: مأرب) or Marib is the capital city of the Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen and was the capital of the Sabaean kingdom, which some scholars believe to be the ancient Sheba of biblical fame. It is located at (15°25′0″N45°21′0″E), approximat…
Abyan (Arabic: أبين Abyan) is a governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate. It was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army militant group. Its capital is the city of Zinjibar.
Tarim (Arabic: تريم tarīm) is a historic town situated in the Hadhramaut Valley of South Yemen, South Arabia. Tarim is widely acknowledged as the theological, juridical, and academic center of the Hadhramaut Valley. An important focus of Islamic le…
Hadibu (Arabic: حاديبو Ḥādībū), formerly known as Tamrida (Arabic: تمريدة), is a coastal town in northern Socotra (Yemen), not far from the mount Jabal al-Jahir. It is the largest town of the small archipelago, with a population of 8,545 at the 20…
Al Mahrah or Mahra (Arabic: المهرة Al Mahra) is a governorate (muhafazah) of Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula.
Sana'a (Arabic: صنعاء Ṣana'ā') is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sana'a, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sana'a is not part of the Governorate but instead forms the separate governorate of Amanat Al-Asemah. The Gove…
The Ḩanīsh Islands (Arabic: جزر حنيش) are an island group in the Red Sea. Most of them are a part of Yemen, but before 1998–1999 they were claimed by Eritrea as well.
Zinjibar (Arabic: زنجبار) is a port and coastal town in south-central Yemen, the capital of Zinjibar District and the Abyan Governorate. It is located next to the Wadi Bana in the Abyan Delta. From 1962 to 1967, it was the administrative capital of…
Shabwah (Arabic: شبوة Šabwa) is a governorate (province) of Yemen.
Jibla (Arabic: جبلا) is a town in southwestern Yemen, close to Ibb. It is located at around (13°55′00″N44°09′00″E), at the elevation of around 2,200 meters.
Lahij or Lahej (Arabic: لحج Laḥij) is a city and an area located between Ta'izz and Aden in Yemen. From the 18th to the 20th century, its rulers were of the Al-Sallami family who with, Al-Abdali, Al-Ramada, Al-Sindi and al-Aqrabi, claims relation t…
Ja'far (Arabic: جعفر ), meaning spring or rivulet, is a male given name, especially common among Shia Muslims. It may also be transliterated Jafar, or Jaffar or in Egyptian pronunciation, Gaafar.
Al Jawf (Arabic: الجوف Al Ǧauf) is a governorate of Yemen.
Lahej (Arabic: لحج Laḥij), the Sultanate of Lahej (Arabic: سلطنة لحج Salṭanat Laḥij), or, sometimes, the Abdali Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة العبدلي Salṭanat al-‘Abdalī), was a Sheikdom based in Lahej in Southern Yemen.
Lahij (Arabic: لحج Laḥiǧ) is a governorate of Yemen.