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State |
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Town |
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Description |
Year
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| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The city of Sanaa is the capital of Yemen. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The old city of Sanaa (2300m) with its distinctive architecture. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The old city is famous for its tall stone and mud brick houses. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The tall building are made of mud bricks on stone foundations. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Sanna has many minarets which are distinctive. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The old city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The old city has been inhabited for over 2500 years. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Beautifully decorated house. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Every minaret in Sanaa is unique. This is the minaret of the Az-Zumur Mosque. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Children on a bridge. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Allotments in the old city. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Houses and mosques. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Wooden shutters. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Windows and shutters. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Patches of greenery among the ocre buildings. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Six storey building. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Multi-storey building. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Detail of typical Sanaa house with painted stained glass windows. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Minaret of the Salah ad-Din Mosque. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Distinctively decorated buildings clustered together. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Decorated building. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Bab-al-Yemen is the 17th century southern gate to the old city. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The city walls. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The old city is surrounded by a high wall. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The eastern part of the wall the surrounds the old city. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The walls of the old city of Sanaa. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Four men by the city walls. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Mosque Bab-al-Yemen. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Sanaa is surrounded by mountains. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Boy and girl in the old city. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Colourful building. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The Ali Mosque has the tallest minaret in the old city. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Window decorations. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Narrow streets. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Contrasting styles in adjacent houses. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Minaret of the Dawood Mosque. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Metalware shop in the souq. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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One of several souqs in the old city. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Group of men in a cafe. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Two Yemeni men in their traditional clothes with jambiya (ceremonial curved dagger). |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Seller of dried fruit and nuts. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Metal working shop. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Busy street. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Clothes shop. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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The busy and colourful souq area. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Woman selling bread in the food area of the souq. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Tobacco seller. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Shoppers at the busy textile market. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Men chatting by water taps. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Shopping for jamibiyas, the ceremonial curved daggers carried by most Yemeni men. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Ceremonial daggers on sale. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Old man. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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The edge of the market area. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Man and woman. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Shoppers. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Spices and frankinsense. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Street scene. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Cloth sellers. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Street scene in the market. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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People in the market. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Household items. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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The busy streets of the market. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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The narrow streets of the old city souqs. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Clothes for sale. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Boy with fruit. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Motorbike taxis at the edge of the bazaar area. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Motorcycle taxi rider. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Motorcycle taxis. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Market scene. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Bread making. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Coffee shop. Coffee originated in the Yemen-Ethiopia region. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Man with traditional costume. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Fruit seller. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Shop selling doors and windows. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Spice and nut seller. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Ceramics and pots. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Bread sellers. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
Souq |
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Kebab sellers. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Dar Al-Hayas |
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Dar Al-Hayas is a traditional house fronted by a door inlaid by a Jewish craftsman. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Dar Al-Hayas |
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Room used for entertainment. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Dar Al-Hayas |
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The men's room. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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View over Sanaa. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Windows. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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The old city. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Three children. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Taxi hub near the Bab-al-Yemen. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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House front. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Decorated and painted windows. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Gated house. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Residential area. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Wide building. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Sanaa is very picturesque. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Windows with blinds. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Traditional Sanaa buildings. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Cars parked near a mosque. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Buildings overlooking an empty lot. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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A row of buildings. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Small shops. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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Residential street. |
2008 |
| Yemen |
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Sanaa |
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School building. |
2008 |
were added from 24 August 2021.