Architecture in Yemen

Discover 7 places to experience unusual architecture in Yemen.

Minaret of Al-Muhdhar Mosque

The tallest minaret in Yemen is 150 feet high and entirely made of mud.

Queen Arwa Mosque.

Queen Arwa Mosque

One of Yemen’s oldest and most beautiful mosques was named for the incredible, historical queen buried inside it.

Buildings and sky reflected in the cistern.

Hababah Water Cistern

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

Traditional bricks.

Brick Buildings of Zabid

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

Shibam

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

Dar al-Hajar

Dar al-Hajar

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

View of the village and some of the terraced fields (Wikimedia Commons)

Shaharah, Yemen

Shaharah

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

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