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Yemen

A Wisdom Archive on Yemen

Yemen

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Yemen

The Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية), composed of former North and South Yemen, is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia and is a part of the Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden on the south and the Red Sea on the west. It borders Oman to the northeast and Saudi Arabia elsewhere. Its territory includes the remote island of Socotra, about 350 km to the south off the coast of East Africa. Yemen - History. Main article: History of Yemen ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia II - Yemen - Foreign relations

The geography and ruling Imams of north Yemen kept the country isolated from foreign influence before 1962. The country's relations with Saudi Arabia were defined by the Taif Agreement of 1934, which delineated the northernmost part of the border between the two kingdoms and set the framework for commercial and other intercourse. The Taif Agreement has been renewed periodically in 20-year increments, and its validity was reaffirmed in 1995. Relations with the British colonial authoritie ...

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Yemen, Yemen - History, Yemen - Politics, Yemen - Governorates, Yemen - Geography, Yemen - Economy, Yemen - Foreign relations, Yemen - Demographics, Yemen - Languages, Yemen - Culture, Yemen - Holidays, Yemen - Miscellaneous topics

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. Its headquarters are in the community of Langley in the McLean CDP of Fairfax County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.. The CIA is part of the American Intelligence Community, which is now led by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - 1994

1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. 1994 - Events. January 1 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 1 - Zapatista Army of National Liberation begins war in Chiapas, Mexico January 1 - Bantustans join South Africa January 6 - Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia II - Hadhramaut - Modern history of the Wadi Hadhramaut

The Qu'aiti sultans ruled most of Hadramaut, under a loose British protectorate, the Aden Protectorate, from 1882 to 1967, when the Hadhramaut was annexed by South Yemen. The Qu'aiti dynasty was founded by 'Umar bin Awadh al-Qu’aiti, a Yafa’i tribesman from Southern Arabia, whose wealth and influence as hereditary Jemadar of the Nizam of Hyderabad’s armed forces enabled him to establish the Qu’aiti dynasty in the latter half of the 19th century, winning British recognition of his paramount status in the region, in 1882. ...

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Hadhramaut, Hadhramaut - Modern history of the Wadi Hadhramaut

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - 1990s

The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. Informally, it can also include a few years at the end of the preceding decade or the beginning of the following decade. The 90s were marked with rapid progression of democracy, globalization and global capitalism following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Key forces shaping the decade were the Gulf War; popularization of Personal Computers and the Internet, leading to the .com boom. ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - 1934

1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1934 - Events. January 1 - Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 1 - Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring." January 7 - First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 - Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 - Einstein visits White House January 26 - The Apollo The ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia II - Cradle of Humanity - Evolutionary View

The consensus among biologists and paleontologists is that mankind evolved through natural processes, and when journalists and popularizers currently use the term "Cradle of humanity", it refers to Great Rift Valley sites in East Africa, where the oldest hominid fossils were found in 1974. Subsequent work done on the basis of mitochondrial DNA in 1987 strengthened this "out of Africa" theory. Since 2002, however, several groups of prominent paleontologists have begun to challenge East Africa's position as the evolutionary "cradle of humanity ...

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Cradle of Humanity, Cradle of Humanity - Evolutionary View, Cradle of Humanity - Creationist View, Cradle of Humanity - Group of Fifteen Lands, Cradle of Humanity - Origin of the Term, Cradle of Humanity - Use of the Term, Cradle of Humanity - Among Evolutionists, Cradle of Humanity - Among Creationists, Cradle of Humanity - Among those opposed to the term Middle East

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - 2000

This article is about the year 2000. For other uses of 2000, see 2000 (number) or 2000 (breakdancing move). 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, however, this distinction falls to the year 2001. This is due to the fact that the first century began with the year 1, and there does not exist a year zero. The first century ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Arab music

Arab music is the music of Arabic-speaking people or countries, especially those centered around the Arabian Peninsula.The world of Arab music has long been dominated by Cairo, a cultural center, though musical innovation and regional styles abound from Morocco to Saudi Arabia. Classical Arab music is extremely popular across the population, especially a small number of superstars known throughout the Arab world. Regional styles of popular music include Algerian raï, Moroccan gnawa ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, al-Qā‘idah; "the foundation" or "the base") is the name given to an international Islamic fundamentalist campaign comprised of independent and collaborative cells that all profess the same cause of reducing outside influence upon Islamic affairs. Though al-Qaeda is philosophically heterogeneous, prominent members of the movement are considered to have Salafi beliefs. The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commissi ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Aliyah

Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה; "ascent") is a term widely used to mean Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel). The opposite action, Jewish emigration away from Israel, is called Yerida ("descent"). Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa Zio ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Al Hudaydah

Al Hudaydah (also written as Hodeidah) (Arabic: الحديدة) is the fourth largest city in Yemen with a population of one million, and the center of Al Hudaydah Governorate. The city has a large number of historical places, particularly in Zabid, which is regarded to be one of the most important Islamic towns in the world . The city is not large enough but it has more than 100 old mosques. Furthermore, the city used to have an old university which is as old as al-Azhar. Other related arc

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. The Arabian peninula is an important part of the greater Middle East, and plays a critically important geopolitical role due to its vast reserves of oil and natural gas. The coasts of the peninsula touch, on the (south)west, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba; on the south(eastern) coast, the Arabian Sea (part of the Indian Ocean); and on the northeast, the G ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Kingdom of Aksum

The Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum), was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, growing from ca. 5th century BC to become an important trading nation by the 1st century AD. It converted to Christianity in 325 or 328 (various sources). It was founded by people who crossed from South Arabia (what is today Yemen). The kingdom started to decline in the 7th century AD, and the population was forced to go farther inland to the highlands, finally falling to the Zagwe dynasty in the twelfth century; but Yekuno Amlak, who ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - 2005 in sports

See also: 2004 in sports, 2005 in baseball, other events of 2005, 2006 in sports, list of 'years in sports'. 2005 in sports - Athletics. Men's 100 metres - Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium on June 14th. European Cup June 19 Men's overall standings - Germany Women's overall standings - Russia World Championships - Complete results see 2005 World Championships in Athletics IAAF Golden League - R ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - 2004 Summer Olympics

Ancient victors were crowned with olive wreaths (Gk. kotinos) — a tradition echoed with this games' medalists. The colours of the logo come from the Flag of Greece. The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). The Games were held in Athens over 17 days, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. Planners expected 10,500 athletes (in fact 11,099 competed) and 5,500 team officials from 202 countries. Athens 2004 marked t ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr

`Abdul-Rahman bin Sakhr Al-Azdi [A.K.A. Abu Hurairah, Abu Hurayrah or even Abu Horaira.] (d. 678) was a Jew from Yemen who was an orphan with only a mother and no other relatives. As a young man, he worked for Busrah bint Ghazwan. Before he converted to Islam, he had the name 'Abd el Shams (Servant of the Sun). He embraced Islam through 'Amr al-Dausi. He spent a few years with Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad died 8 June 632 in Medina. Amusingly, his nickname "Abu Hurairah" (which literally means "Father of Kitten") came from his love for c ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - Aden

Aden (Arabic: عدن [ʿAdan]) is a city in Yemen, 105 miles (170 kilometers) East of Bab-el-Mandeb. It is a natural port, built on an old volcanic peninsula and first used by the ancient Kingdom of Awsan between the 5th and 7th centuries BC. Aden has a population of about 590,000[1] and is located at 12.779444° N 45.03667° E. Aden consists of a number of small towns: the port city, the industrial city known as Little Aden with its large oil refinery, and Madinat ash-Sha'b, ...

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Yemen: Encyclopedia - 2000 Summer Olympics

The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. Sydney defeated Beijing, Berlin, Istanbul and Manchester in an election in Monte Carlo for the honor of hosting the games on September 23, 1993. 2000 Summer Olympics - Highlights. 2000 Summer Olympics - Prologue. Although the Opening Ceremony was not scheduled until September 15, the football competitions began with preliminary matches on September 1 ...

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