Wonders of Yemen

عجائب اليمن

A trail through the architecture of Arabia Felix.

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Arabia
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The dam

    مأرب: أعظم سدود القدماء.

    The Maʾrib Dam · Sana'a

  2. Al-Qullays

    كاتدرائية أبرهة: تُهدم للكعبة.

    al-Qullays (the Yemeni Kaaba) · Sana'a

  3. Sanaa

    المدينة العتيقة: أبراج الطين.

    Sana'a · The Maʾrib Dam

  4. Zabid

    مدينة العلم: جامع الأشاعرة.

    Zabid · Sana'a

  5. Hadramawt

    شبام مانهاتن الطين.

    Hadramawt · Aden

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Overview

A path through the architecture of Arabia Felix: the ancient dam of Ma'rib, the destroyed Qulays, and old Sana'a. Yemen before and after Islam.

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islam.museum contributors. “Wonders of Yemen”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-yemen-wonders/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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