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Yemen (Arabic: اal-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: al-Jumhuuriyya al-Yamaniyya) is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. With a population of about 20 million people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (260 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. It is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula.

Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the world. Between 2300 BC and the sixth century AD, it was part of the Sabaean, Awsanian, Minaean, Qatabanian, Hadhramawtian, Himyarite, and some other kingdoms, which controlled the lucrative spice trade. It was known to the Ancient Romans as Arabia Felix ("Happy Arabia") because of the riches its trade generated. Augustus Caesar attempted to annex it, but the expedition failed. The Ethiopian Kingdom of Aksum annexed it by around 520, and it was subsequently taken by the Sassanids Persians around 570.

In 1839, the British occupied the port of Aden and established it as a colony in September of that year. They also set up a zone of loose alliances (known as protectorates) around Aden to act as a protective buffer. North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and became a republic in 1962. In 1967, the British withdrew and gave back Aden to Yemen due to extreme pressure of battles with the North and Egyptian allies. After the British withdrawal, this area became known as South Yemen. The two countries were formally united as the Republic of Yemen on May 22, 1990.

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YEMEN SAIJIKI

We use the four classic seasons.
There are also two rainy seasons, monsoon-like:

spring monsoon: march / april
summer monsoon: july / august

"Most of Yemen lies in the border zone between two main weather patterns: the regular northerly winds (from the Mediterranean basin) and the southwest monsoon winds. These create a fairly well-defined seasonal rhythm; the northerly winds predominate during the winter, while in the summer the southwest monsoon brings the primary rains.
Cut off from this pattern by the central mountains, the southern fringe areas on the Gulf of Aden experience a markedly tropical climate."
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Yemen: Climate and Rainfall

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WKD
BIRDS of YEMEN - SAIJIKI


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TOPICS


Canna lily


Desert, sand desert


Eid Al-Kabir, Aid Al Kabir


Henna, Hennah (Lawsonia inermis, syn. L. alba)


Khat, Catha edulis, chewing khat


Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus)


Wedding


Zinnia



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SPRING


Bulbul mating and nesting season

Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia FamilyFlowers

Sodom apple blossoms

Starling, amethyst starling and other birds

Turtles nesting


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SUMMER


Barbados Pride (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Dates, ripe dates from the Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

Desert rose (Adenium obesum)

Flame of the Forest (Delonix regia)
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Jasmine

Marigold Plants in the family Asteraceae.

Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia FamilyFruit

Straw hats (dholas, kofias and hadrami)

Water tank (As-Saharieg)


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AUTUMN


Black kite (Milvus migrans)

Larks


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WINTER


Crow

Flamingo

Oleander

Sand skiing, dune skiing


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HAIKU from Yemen

by Heike Gewi


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General Information


. . . When Yemen Blooms

. . . Birds of Yemen

. . . More Birds of Yemen


YEMEN TIMES newspaper



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