Yemen

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Image of Shibam Hadhramaut located in Shibam, Yemen
Shibam, Yemen

Shibam Hadhramaut

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

The town of Shibam in Hadramawt, Yemen, believed to have formed around the second century C.E., and is one of the earliest known examples of urban planning and vertical construction. Yet these... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Architectural Oddities | Edited by Dylan and michelle

Image of Singing Sand Dunes of Liwa located in Muhafazat Sa`dah, Yemen | Dunes of Liwa. Courtesy of Sammy Dallal
Muhafazat Sa`dah, Yemen

Singing Sand Dunes of Liwa

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert

According to local legend, evil spirits whisper names to disorient travelers and drag them into danger, singing through the moaning tons of the sand dunes. From beneath footsteps and car wheels, a... »

Musical Wonders | Edited by bradleyhope, Tre and others

Image of Socotra Island located in Muhafazat Hadramawt, Yemen | Dragons blood trees
Muhafazat Hadramawt, Yemen

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

The island of Socotra is part of an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It is so isolated that a third of its plant life is found nowhere else on the planet. Notable are the dragon's blood trees that... »

Martian Landscapes, Anomalous Islands, Geological Oddities, Extraordinary Flora, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by tralfamadore, Dylan and 2 others

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