Yemen (Arabic: ٱلْيَمَنْ, Romanized: al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. It is located in the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast. It shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. Covering 530,000 square kilometers (204,634 square miles) and having a coastline of approximately 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles), Yemen is the second-largest Arab sovereign state on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutionally stated capital and largest city.
This project is one of a whole series that talks about the Arab world and within the exploration and development of Arab heritage.
This project is one of a whole series that talks about the Arab world and within the exploration and development of Arab heritage.
