Blissful Yemen
August 20, 2010 by
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(Al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: al-Jumhuuriyya al-Yamaniyya) is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. With a population of more than 20 million people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen’s territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (259 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. Yemen is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula. The land of Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the world. Between 2300 BC and the sixth century AD, it was part of the Sabaean, Awsanian, Minaean, Qatabanian, Hadhramawtian, Himyarite, and some other kingdoms, which controlled the lucrative spice trade. It was known to the ancient Romans as Arabia Felix (“Happy Arabia”) because of the riches its trade generated. Augustus Caesar attempted to annex it, but the expedition failed. The Ethiopian Kingdom of Aksum annexed it by around 520, and it was subsequently taken by the Sassanids Persians around 570. In the 3rd century and again in the late sixth and early seventh century, many Sabaean and Himyarite people migrated out of the land of Yemen following the destructions of the Ma’rib Dam (sadd Ma’rib) and migrated to North Africa and northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 7th century, Islamic caliphs began to exert control over the area. After …
nice video!
amazing music, amazing culture…
almaqaeva stacy
YEMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but i love it
omg i misss it soo much, this is my favorite yemeni video.
thw last time i was dar was 2 years ago i hella want togo back you have so much life,mostly gurls cuz in america you not really going no war. well for me thats it i got no family here but my parents
OMG, where did you get the music??? it’s amazing!
yea bro n J Haplogroup is just found in Socatra Island 70%
Yemen is a great place anyway you slice it.
yeb its called the happy yemen. despite poverty there is still happines in life
Thats really wonderful !
thanks a lot….. ALF SHUKER LOL!
Ah.. Yemen.. a wonderful country with beautiful people.. It is accepted by many scholars that Yemen is the ancestral homeland of Semites (aka. Proto Semites) who later migrated outwards to all over Mid-East.
5/5 for this Great video.
hahaha gat.cooool.
Fatima .. I loved Yemen and it’s people when I visited .. truly amazing people .. full of love!
Being half Yemeni, youre video brought tear to my eyes especially seeing some of the Men chewing the khatt or Qaat brings back so many memories with my Father. If you only knew how much I missed him. This video means so much to me and I will make sure Ill keep it closer to my heart.
Thank you very much my dear Hans for making this memorable video along with your beautiful music that accompanies.
~Warm hugs.
~Fatima
I loved when u said when the” goverment die”.This goverment will never die they’re growing rapidly like plant roots.One dies another comes to life.They will continue taking over the country’s money and theft will continue until the day of judegment.
I sound very optimistic but it’s the truth.
yemen is the bast with her people withe the yemens people your life is the bast and thinkyou for that and one day yemen will be ratch when the goverment die
i love yemen and all yemenes people but not the goverment of yemen the toke all the money form the yemens people that whey yemen looke like thes and we shoud be ratch people and have good life
poor people with true smiles.. wish my country will develop one day and all these nice ppl gets to live the life they desirve.. thanx for the video .. i love the music
Thank you .. glad you enjoyed it!
Gorgeous. The music as well. Thank you a lot.
Best mellow for Yemen, I have seen thank u
You have all my respect .. you are from a great nation and you are a great people!
thank u mi frined fir thes video u meak me 2 ceray 2 think of yemen i missed mi hom is yem im from ibb but i live in greece thank u so mach
Thank you so much!:)
salam alaykum belle musique!belle image domage pas beaucoup de paysage
I’m honored by your comment .. Thank YIOU!
Splendid video! Especially love the music! Someonewhocansee your videos of other countries are the best. You chose just the right music too. Thank you! Your friend purespirit 5/5