South of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen is bordered by the hottest desert in the world (the famous Rub Al Khali), the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, which separates Africa. About 527,970 square kilometers (about because the border with Saudi Arabia is not clearly defined), it has over 24 million inhabitants, making it the most populous state in the Peninsula. It officially reunited since 1990, and the last war that rocked ended in 1994.
Yemen was gradually opened to tourism, but after September 11 has net slowed the growth of this sector. The country has yet revealed as in our dreams of distant East. Steeped in an ancient history, legendary roads crossed, it has a unique architecture and landscapes have earned him the reputation of "Arabia Felix". Its inhabitants have maintained a tradition of hospitality. Yemen is also the land of the Queen of Sheba, and a people rooted in the mists of time.
Exclude find Yemen clichés that attach to the Arab countries around the Mediterranean, you'll find a very different world, still partly governed by tribes to the tenacious and complex traditions, and make one of your most scenic in travel ...
Due to the very high kidnappings and attacks against the risk of foreign nationals, the Foreign Office advises against all travel to Yemen, including the island of Socotra.
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