Here are 21 Facts About Yemen State
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| Here are 21 Facts About Yemen State |
Here are 21 Facts About Yemen State, Yemen historically covering a much larger territory than modern yemeni territory today, stretching from the 'asir north in southwestern saudi arabia to dhofar in southern oman.
According to the theory, the name yemen comes from the Arabic word yemen meaning the right side, because the territory of yemen is to the right of the kaaba in mecca. Another theory says the name yemen is taken from the name of the youngest son of the prophet jacob .as, i.e. binyamin or benjamin. In Hebrew binyamin means son of the south. In the book of genesis, the name binyamin is often interpreted as the son of the right hand.
In the past, by the romans the yemeni region was also called by the name arabia felix which means happy Arab. It is so called because the territory of yemen is more fertile than most of the territory of the arabian peninsula. The mountains of this region invite rains that contribute to the flourishing agriculture of the country. Therefore, the region supports a stable population for centuries.
The design of the national flag of the republic of yemen was officially adopted on May 22, 1990, the same day that northern yemen and southern yemen were united. The design of the flag consists of red, white and black colored stripes. The colors used symbolize the colors of pan arabism, as used on the flags of egypt, syria, iraq and sudan. According to its official description, the red color means the unity and bloodshed of the martyrs, the white color symbolizes a bright future, and the black color for the dark past.
Unlike other countries in the region of the peninsula or other arabian peninsulas, yemen is the only country in the region that takes the form of a republic. Iraq, although a republic, is not included in the Arabian peninsula. The yemeni rial is the official currency issued by the republic of yemen, this currency was used in the 1990s, after the two countries of yemen united.
Internationally the Yemeni rial is encoded with YER, if we convert it to the currency of our country, 1 yemeni rial has an exchange rate of 57.46 rupiah. Although today yemen is the poorest country in the arabian peninsula and one of the poorest in the middle east, it was once a very rich country, which controlled the ancient trade routes. In ancient times, yemen was a rich country that traded frankincense, myrrh resin or incense, and spices.
The region is famous for being the most crowded trade route of frankincense and incense in the world in ancient times. Frankincense in ancient times, had a price 12 times more expensive than gold and was used throughout ancient ceremonies and rituals, such as burial, marriage, and birth, besides frankincense was used at home to refresh the air and aroma therapy.
It is told in the past, the queen of sheba or queen of bilqis visited the king of solomon with gifts of frankincense and incense. Incense itself was first discovered in 1500 BC and shipped by ship from the port of qana to arabia and to the rest of the world. Although coffee beans were first discovered in the territory of Ethiopia, it was the Yemenis who first discovered the stimulating properties of coffee as a drink.
Yemen is the place where coffee was first cultivated commercially, and became the only coffee bean producing region. Around the 15th century, coffee began to gain popularity throughout the world. As a result, the yemeni region and the red sea became the arena of conflict between egyptians, ottomans, and various european powers who wanted to control the burgeoning arabica coffee market. If you like to drink coffee, you must be familiar with arabica coffee.
Actually it is a type of coffee that comes from the highlands of Ethiopia. The name arbika itself was taken, because this type of coffee was first developed in the arabian region to be precise, Yemen. Just like the name mochacino, one of the variants of this café latte was first popularized in the city of mocha or mukha, yemen, and later took its name from the name of the city. As mentioned at the beginning of the video, that the majority of the yemeni population is a believer in islam, with a percentage reaching 99%.
According to a poll conducted by gallup international, yemen has the most religious population among other arab countries and is one of the most religious populations worldwide. The country of yemen is also known by several designations, such as the land of the waliyullahs, the land of the great scholars and the village of the dzuriyyah of the apostle which means the descendants of the messenger of Allah.
This is because the children and grandchildren and descendants of the Prophet live in this country the most. The history of the spread of islam in indonesia itself is also inseparable from the interference of the people of Yemen. According to historical records, between the 9th and 11th centuries AD, the hadhrami people set foot on the archipelago to trade and spread Islam. The hadhrami nation is a term for yemeni people who come from the hadhramaut region, in the southern part of yemen.
Although for some regions of the country it is severely affected by conflicts and civil wars, yet for some other regions in the eastern provinces such as hadhramaut and al-mahrah it is currently quite safe to visit. Sana'a is the capital of yemen. it is one of the most ancient cities in the world that is still inhabited today. According to local beliefs the town of sana'a was founded at the base of jabal nuqum by shem, one of the sons of the prophet noah .as.
With all sorts of relics, the old town of sana'a is included in the UNESCO world heritage site. The city of Sana'a is located at an average altitude of 3,500 meters above sea level which makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. Jabal an-nabi shu'ayb has an altitude of 3,667 meters above sea level, it is the highest mountain in yemen and also the highest mountain in the arabian peninsula.
The city of shibam located in hadhramaut province, is one of the oldest cities in the country of yemen, the first known inscriptions about this city date back to the 3rd century AD. Shibam is known as the first city in the world to have a vertical building masterplan. The city is also famous for its high-rise buildings made of mud brick, this place is referred to as the chicago of the desert or the manhattan of the desert.
The city was listed on the UNESCO world heritage list in 1982, and in 2015 it listed the city as a cultural heritage at risk from damage suffered during the civil war. Another one of the oldest cities in yemen that is also a UNESCO world heritage site is the city of zabid located in the west of yemen. Zabid was the capital of yemen from the 13th to the 15th centuries.
Zabid's domestic and military architecture make it an outstanding archaeological and historical site. the city played an important role in the arab and muslim world for centuries because of its islamic university. The great mosque of zabid or also known as masjid al asha'ir is one of the most prominent buildings in the city of zabid. The great mosque of zabid itself was built in the year 8 hijri or 629 AD by abu musa ashaari, who was one of the companions of the prophet muhammad SAW.
Local traditions narrate that the mosque is the fifth oldest mosque in islamic history, which makes it one of the oldest mosques in the world. Another world heritage site of the country of yemen is the island of socotra. Socotra is located several hundred kilometers off the coast of yemen and somalia, placing it in a unique position in the middle of the indian ocean and the arabian sea.
The island is home to many strange plants and animals that are uniquely adapted to the hot, rough and windy state of the island. Due to the uniqueness of a large number of species endemic to this island, socotra has been described as one of the most alien-looking places on earth.
Socotra is also famous because it is called the island where the dajjal is locked up. In Islam, it is rumored that this false messiah is now living in a place on earth and will appear when the time comes.
The theory of socotra as a place where the dajjal is locked up is often juxtaposed with the hadith narrated by the muslim imam in kitabul fitan wa asyrathis sa'ah, book 41, chapter 22, number 7028. But this theory has not been proven to be true.