The Atlas Obscura Guide To

Yemen

7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yemen

Unusual
Attractions
in Yemen

Socotra Island

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

12.4835, 53.8605

Added by tralfamadore

Shibam

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

15.9266, 48.6260

Added by michelle

Buildings and sky reflected in the cistern.

Hababah Water Cistern

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

15.5441, 43.8761

Added by Max Cortesi

View of the village and some of the terraced fields (Wikimedia Commons)

Shaharah, Yemen

Shaharah

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

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Added by Tawsam

Dar al-Hajar

Dar al-Hajar

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

15.4408, 44.1253

Added by Max Cortesi

Traditional bricks.

Brick Buildings of Zabid

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

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Added by Max Cortesi

The cisterns of Tawila.

Cisterns of Tawila

This impressive system of tanks was used to store drinking water as long as 2,000 years ago.

12.7742, 45.0289

Added by Max Cortesi

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