Facts at a Glance

The mystery  of the past and the thrill of discovery remain to be experienced when  traveling different places in Yemen. However, modern accommodations awaits the travelers in Sheba Hotel in the downtown Sana’a City.

Do you know:

• The main Yemeni export earners are oil and gas.
• Arabic is the native language and English is wildly spread.
• that Sana’a is said to have been founded  by Shem, the oldest son of Noah.
• that Mocha coffee got it’s name from the Yemeni port of Al Mukha.
• that the first skyscrapers in history started in Shibam in eastern Yemen.
• Arabic is the official language in Yemen.
• Yemen has an area of about 527,970 sq. km. and a coast line of about 2000 km.
• The Island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, formerly a British protectorate, belongs to Yemen.