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YemenAt the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, withSaudi ArabiawithOmanborder.
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geography
Yemen is adjacent to the Arabian Sea to the south, with a coastline of 1906 kilometers;OmanBordering, north andSaudi ArabiaIt has a border with a length of 1746 kilometers (288 kilometers with Oman and 1458 kilometers with Saudi Arabia).
Holiday
- Sacramento (February 8)-is an important holiday in Islam to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
- International Labor Day (May 1st)-Also known as "May 1 International Labor Day" and "International Demonstration Day", it is the Labor Day of most countries in the world.
- Reunification Day (May 22)-Celebrate the reunification of North and South Yemen.
- Eid al-Fitr (August 18 to August 21)-is a holiday for Muslims around the world to celebrate the end of Ramadan, on the first day of Semivaru in the Islamic calendar.
- Revolutionary Day (September 26)
- National Day (October 14)
- Gurban Festival (October 24th)-also known as the "Festival", this festival is to commemorate the Prophet "Ibrahim" faithfully implementing God's command to sacrifice his son "Ishmael" to "Allah". This incident was then replaced by a lamb.
- New Year's Day (November 14)
area
Coastal plain Areas along the Red Sea and Arabian Sea. |
Yemen Mountains A mountainous area rising steeply from the coastal plain. |
Yemen Plateau The terrain of the region is gently descending from the western mountains to the east. |
Rub Khali Desert("Empty Place") In a desert, only nomads live. |
Red Sea Islands The Red Sea has more than 100 small islands. |
Socotra Island A large island in the Arabian Sea. |
city
- Sana'a Municipality-capital
- Aden-The former capital of South Yemen
- Hudaydah-A relatively large city, facing the Red Sea
- Zamar
- Ibb
- Taiz Province