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Yemen was on the Frankincense Route We know little about the very early history of Yemen. But contacts between this region in southern Arabia and the Mediterranean were probably very early on. Frankincense in particular was traded because the famous Frankincense Route ran through the Yemen region. Dromedaries carried frankincense and myrrh, but also spices… Read More »

Al-Jumhuriya al-Yamaniya Official language Arabic Capital Sana’a Form of government Islamic presidential republic Area 356.968 km² Residents 19.70,000 Currency yemeni rial Time zone UTC +3 License plate YEM Internet TLD .ye Telephone area code 00967 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Yemen (officially: Al-Jumhuriya al-Yamaniya) is located in the southwest and south of the Arabian… Read More »