| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The city of Sanaa is the capital of Yemen.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The old city of Sanaa (2300m) with its distinctive architecture.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The old city is famous for its tall stone and mud brick houses.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The tall building are made of mud bricks on stone foundations.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Sanna has many minarets which are distinctive.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The old city is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The old city has been inhabited for over 2500 years.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Beautifully decorated house.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Every minaret in Sanaa is unique. This is the minaret of the Az-Zumur Mosque.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Children on a bridge.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Allotments in the old city.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Houses and mosques.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Wooden shutters.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Windows and shutters.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Patches of greenery among the ocre buildings.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Six storey building.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Multi-storey building.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Detail of typical Sanaa house with painted stained glass windows.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Minaret of the Salah ad-Din Mosque.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Distinctively decorated buildings clustered together.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Decorated building.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Bab-al-Yemen is the 17th century southern gate to the old city.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The city walls.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The old city is surrounded by a high wall.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The eastern part of the wall the surrounds the old city.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The walls of the old city of Sanaa.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Four men by the city walls.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Mosque Bab-al-Yemen.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Sanaa is surrounded by mountains.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Boy and girl in the old city.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Colourful building.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The Ali Mosque has the tallest minaret in the old city.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Window decorations.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Narrow streets.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Contrasting styles in adjacent houses.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Minaret of the Dawood Mosque.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Metalware shop in the souq.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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One of several souqs in the old city.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Group of men in a cafe.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Two Yemeni men in their traditional clothes with jambiya (ceremonial curved dagger).
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Seller of dried fruit and nuts.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Metal working shop.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Busy street.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Clothes shop.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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The busy and colourful souq area.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Woman selling bread in the food area of the souq.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Tobacco seller.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Shoppers at the busy textile market.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Men chatting by water taps.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Shopping for jamibiyas, the ceremonial curved daggers carried by most Yemeni men.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Ceremonial daggers on sale.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Old man.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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The edge of the market area.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Man and woman.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Shoppers.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Spices and frankinsense.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Street scene.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Cloth sellers.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Street scene in the market.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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People in the market.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Household items.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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The busy streets of the market.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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The narrow streets of the old city souqs.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Clothes for sale.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Boy with fruit.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Motorbike taxis at the edge of the bazaar area.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Motorcycle taxi rider.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Motorcycle taxis.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Market scene.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Bread making.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Coffee shop. Coffee originated in the Yemen-Ethiopia region.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Man with traditional costume.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Fruit seller.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Shop selling doors and windows.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Spice and nut seller.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Ceramics and pots.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Bread sellers.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
District : Souq
|
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Kebab sellers.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
Site / Event : Dar Al-Hayas
|
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Dar Al-Hayas is a traditional house fronted by a door inlaid by a Jewish craftsman.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
Site / Event : Dar Al-Hayas
|
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Room used for entertainment.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
Site / Event : Dar Al-Hayas
|
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The men's room.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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View over Sanaa.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Windows.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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The old city.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Three children.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Taxi hub near the Bab-al-Yemen.
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2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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House front.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Decorated and painted windows.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Gated house.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Residential area.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Wide building.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Sanaa is very picturesque.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Windows with blinds.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Traditional Sanaa buildings.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Cars parked near a mosque.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Buildings overlooking an empty lot.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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A row of buildings.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Small shops.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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Residential street.
|
2008 |
| Yemen |
City / Town : Sanaa
|
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School building.
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2008 |
were added from 1 February 2025.