Yemen

Arabian Peninsula's south

Yemen is a country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by Saudi Arabia and Oman.

Its strategic position at the mouth of the Red Sea has made it historically significant for trade.

Since 2014, Yemen has been devastated by civil war and humanitarian crisis, frequently appearing in news about conflict, famine, and refugee displacement.

geography

Arabian Peninsula

Southwest Asian landmass

Red SeaAfrican-Arabian saltwater inlet
wadisSeasonal desert watercourses

culture

Arabic

Semitic language family member

IslamQuranic monotheistic religion
MuslimAdherent of Islam
SunniIslam's largest branch adherent

Shia · mosque · minaret · Sheba · heritage · UNESCO · suq · henna · oud · frankincense

conflict

civil war

Domestic armed conflict

HouthiYemeni rebel faction
humanitarian crisisLarge-scale emergency harming populations
airstrikesMilitary attacks from aircraft

blockade · famine · displacement · cholera · insurgency · ceasefire · peace talks · Al-Qaeda · casualties · militias

coffee

arabica

Dominant coffee species

portDocking place for ships
beansEdible pod seeds
tradeExchange of commodities

terroir · altitude · cultivation · heritage · drying · roasting · export · cherries · harvesting · plantation

Yemen

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