Incredible Yemen
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Topic: Incredible Yemen
Posted By: Menumorut
Subject: Incredible Yemen
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 04:52
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[tube]PCsubjSrX9U[/tube] Situated in south-west Arabian Peninsula, along the coast connecting Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean (on the maritime road between ancient Egypt and India), opposite Somalian coast, Yemen is one of the oldest and most fascinating countries in the world, although almost unknown to most outsiders. Its beauty is given by the impressive mountainous landscapes, the ancestral cities and villages perched on rocks (there is very little modern architecture in Yemen) and maybe most than anything, about the out-of-time way of living of the people, as result of isolation. 
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Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 05:25
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5745475838/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5745475838/ - Grand-Canyon-Village atop the rock by http://www.flickr.com/people/43505785@N04/ - fischerfotografie.nl , on Flickr Wadi Doan, Hadramawt region http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5740572419/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5740572419/ - Wadi Doan. Hadramawt region, South Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/43505785@N04/ - fischerfotografie.nl , on Flickr Kahil, Haraz Mountains http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5290643882/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5290643882/ - Living on the edge by http://www.flickr.com/people/43505785@N04/ - fischerfotografie.nl , on Flickr Sana'a, Yemen's capital city, 1,937,451 inhabitants. One of the oldest human settlements in the world. In 1972, the oldest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa_manuscript - manuscript of Quran was discovered here, dated no late than 647. http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5297359612/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5297359612/ - Skyscrapers. Old arabian achitecture. by http://www.flickr.com/people/43505785@N04/ - fischerfotografie.nl , on Flickr All Hajjara, Haraz Mountains http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5290643656/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43505785@N04/5290643656/ - All Hajjara,Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/43505785@N04/ - fischerfotografie.nl , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 05:31
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Sana'a
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32039164@N04/2996128351/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32039164@N04/2996128351/ - Yemen, Sana'a August 2008, Bab Al-Yemen ( The Gate of Yemen) by http://www.flickr.com/people/32039164@N04/ - Al-Ashwal , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/eesti/350264025/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eesti/350264025/ - صنعاء /Sana'a (Yemen) by http://www.flickr.com/people/eesti/ - eesti , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/eesti/350139851/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eesti/350139851/ - صنعاء /Sana'a (Yemen) by http://www.flickr.com/people/eesti/ - eesti , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/eesti/350139782/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eesti/350139782/ - صنعاء /Sana'a (Yemen) by http://www.flickr.com/people/eesti/ - eesti , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/eesti/350140021/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eesti/350140021/ - صنعاء /Sana'a (Yemen) by http://www.flickr.com/people/eesti/ - eesti , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 05:34
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Wadi Hadramaut
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22918294@N04/6813712624/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22918294@N04/6813712624/ - Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/22918294@N04/ - richard.mcmanus. , on Flickr Wadi Doan http://www.flickr.com/photos/claudegourlay/3155427029/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/claudegourlay/3155427029/ - Yemen: Village de Seef (wadi doan). by http://www.flickr.com/people/claudegourlay/ - claude gourlay , on Flickr Al Shiharah http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/2203959551/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/2203959551/ - yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/waltercallens/ - Retlaw Snellac , on Flickr Ramlat as-sab'atayn http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/2203956621/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/2203956621/ - yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/waltercallens/ - Retlaw Snellac , on Flickr Azan http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/2203950347/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/2203950347/ - yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/waltercallens/ - Retlaw Snellac , on Flickr Jibla http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/2203947587/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/2203947587/ - yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/waltercallens/ - Retlaw Snellac , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 05:53
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Socotra Island
Is situated 240 kilometres (150 mi) east of the Horn of Africa and 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of the Arabian Peninsula. The island measures 132 kilometres (82 mi) in length and 49.7 kilometres (30.9 mi) in width. 
Socotra is one of the most isolated landforms on Earth of continental origin. The archipelago was once part of the supercontinent of Gondwana and detached during the Miocene (23 to 5 millions years ago). Socotra is considered the jewel of biodiversity in the Arabian Sea. The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora. 307 out of the 825 (37%) plant species on Socotra are endemic,they are found nowhere else on Earth. Developing isolated from the rest of the continents, the flora on Socotra has preserved very old plant species, whose strange appearance makes the island one of the strangest places on earth. Because of its unique flora, it was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. In 10th century CE,most of inhabitants were still Christians, perhaps one of the oldest Christian groups in the world. In 2001 a group of Belgian speleologists of the Socotra Karst Project made a spectacular discovery. Deep inside a huge cave on the island Socotra they came across a large number of inscriptions, drawings and archaeological objects. As further investigation showed, they were left by sailors who visited the island between the 1st c. BC and the 6th c. AD. The majority of the texts is written in the Indian Brāhmī script, but there are also inscriptions in South-Arabian, Ethiopian, Greek, Palmyrene and Bactrian scripts and languages. This corpus of nearly 250 texts and drawings thus constitutes one of the main sources for the investigation of Indian Ocean trade networks in the first centuries of our era. http://www.flickr.com/photos/edoardoscepi/6481238527/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edoardoscepi/6481238527/ - Collencting from a Boswellia.... by http://www.flickr.com/people/edoardoscepi/ - Edoardo Scepi , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281116072/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281116072/ - 2 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281114044/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281114044/ - 19 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281113782/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281113782/ - 21 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281114602/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281114602/ - 15 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8280057095/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8280057095/ - 24 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8280052453/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8280052453/ - 58 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8280053271/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8280053271/ - 52 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281107148/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281107148/ - 7 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 05:56
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Socotra Island
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6329029527/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6329029527/ - dolphins on the beach qalansylah, Soqotra Island, UNESCO, yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnyreportage/ - anthony pappone photographer , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/edoardoscepi/2515850168/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edoardoscepi/2515850168/ - Dracaena cinnabari Woodland in Firmhim by http://www.flickr.com/people/edoardoscepi/ - Edoardo Scepi , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/edoardoscepi/2652580548/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edoardoscepi/2652580548/ - Someone have cutted them??? by http://www.flickr.com/people/edoardoscepi/ - Edoardo Scepi , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexbip/3231328387/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexbip/3231328387/ - dragon's blood tree by http://www.flickr.com/people/alexbip/ - Alexbip , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmartinros/3548903064/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmartinros/3548903064/ - Soqotra677 by http://www.flickr.com/people/alexmartinros/ - Alex Martin Ros , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmartinros/3548045201/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmartinros/3548045201/ - Soqotra168 by http://www.flickr.com/people/alexmartinros/ - Alex Martin Ros , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 06:04
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Al-Khurayba, Hadramawt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29868194@N08/2982246386/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29868194@N08/2982246386/ - Al-Khurayba by http://www.flickr.com/people/29868194@N08/ - hanming_huang , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/29868194@N08/2982224926/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29868194@N08/2982224926/ - Al-Quyara by http://www.flickr.com/people/29868194@N08/ - hanming_huang , on Flickr Sultan's Palace - Seiyun,Hadramawt, built in 1920s. http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558423336/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558423336/ - Sultan's Palace - Seiyun, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4605120189/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4605120189/ - view through palace shutters- Seiyun, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr Seiyun http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2557601589/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2557601589/ - Seiyun, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/3713508820/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/3713508820/ - Seiyun, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr Wadi Dhar, Hadramawt http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4410638081/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4410638081/ - Wadi Dhar, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr Tarim, Hadramawt http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4454045029/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4454045029/ - mosque minaret of Tarim, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 06:09
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Jibla
http://www.flickr.com/photos/claudegourlay/3154105370/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/claudegourlay/3154105370/ - Jiblah by http://www.flickr.com/people/claudegourlay/ - claude gourlay , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninjawil/2205996234/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninjawil/2205996234/ - Jibla by http://www.flickr.com/people/ninjawil/ - ninjawil , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninjawil/2205207951/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninjawil/2205207951/ - Jibla by http://www.flickr.com/people/ninjawil/ - ninjawil , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonglloyd/2216155739/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonglloyd/2216155739/ - Jibla - Minerat by http://www.flickr.com/people/wonglloyd/ - LLOYD少 , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 06:18
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Al Joran
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7901467@N03/481114180/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7901467@N03/481114180/ - Yemen 0611 by http://www.flickr.com/people/7901467@N03/ - michel.tahar , on Flickr Zakatine http://www.flickr.com/photos/7901467@N03/2211170655/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7901467@N03/2211170655/ - Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/7901467@N03/ - michel.tahar , on Flickr Taiz- Qahira Castle, 12th century http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomatkrig/2710453227/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomatkrig/2710453227/ - Qahira castle Taiz by http://www.flickr.com/people/tomatkrig/ - tomatkrig , on Flickr Shibam http://www.flickr.com/photos/msojka/3590703088/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msojka/3590703088/ - Rushing down the street ~ Shibam, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/msojka/ - Martin Sojka .. www.VisualEscap.es , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2557573765/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2557573765/ - mud skyscrapers of Shibam in Wadi Hadramawt, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr Yafa Yaher http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohamed_al_bakri/6398580619/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohamed_al_bakri/6398580619/ - Yemen region yafa by http://www.flickr.com/people/mohamed_al_bakri/ - mohamed Al bakri , on Flickr Wadi Doan, tribal region of Hadramawt http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6336984466/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6336984466/ - beautiful village with palm trees and mud-brick houses in the wadi Doan, tribal region of Hadramawt, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnyreportage/ - anthony pappone photographer , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6336985042/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6336985042/ - gun man and the beautiful village with palm trees and mud-brick houses in the wadi Doan, tribal region of Hadramawt, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnyreportage/ - anthony pappone photographer , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6333550915/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6333550915/ - beautiful village with palm trees and mud-brick houses in the wadi Doan, tribal region of Hadramawt, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnyreportage/ - anthony pappone photographer , on Flickr Shihara Mountains http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558438578/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558438578/ - Shihara Mountains, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558438926/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558438926/ - elderly man on mountain pass - Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558444150/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2558444150/ - near Shihara, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 06:26
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Aden, 1 millioin inhabitants.
Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of a dormant volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a low isthmus. This harbour, Front Bay, was first used by the ancient Kingdom of Awsan between the 5th and 7th centuries BCE. The volcanic peninsula of Little Aden forms a near-mirror image, enclosing the harbor and port on the western side. A local legend in Yemen states that Aden may be as old as human history itself. Some also believe that Cain and Abel are buried somewhere in the city.The port's convenient position on the sea route between India and Europe has made Aden desirable to rulers who sought to possess it at various times throughout history. Known as Arabian Eudaemon in the 1st century BCE, it was a transshipping point for the Red Sea trade. http://www.flickr.com/photos/39071041@N02/7066632213/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39071041@N02/7066632213/ - Sierra gigantic panorama by http://www.flickr.com/people/39071041@N02/ - Ammar Khalaf , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/santiagourquijo/6626454209/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/santiagourquijo/6626454209/ - Aden by http://www.flickr.com/people/santiagourquijo/ - Zalacain , on Flickr Socotra Island http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefangeens/3662422019/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefangeens/3662422019/ - Atop a sand dune, Socotra by http://www.flickr.com/people/stefangeens/ - Stefan Geens , on Flickr Mountain village between Al Mahwit and Al Hodeidah http://www.flickr.com/photos/santiagourquijo/7044835811/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/santiagourquijo/7044835811/ - Village on the ridge by http://www.flickr.com/people/santiagourquijo/ - Zalacain , on Flickr Al Mukala http://www.flickr.com/photos/twiga_swala/2285806801/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twiga_swala/2285806801/ - Al Mukala by http://www.flickr.com/people/twiga_swala/ - twiga_swala , on Flickr ------------- |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 06:33
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Ofra Haza (1957-2000), Israeli singer born in Tel Aviv in a family of Yemenite Jews.
Her music is in Mizrahi, a genre popular in Israel, sung by artists from Mizrahi community (Jews that lived in Arab countries). [tube]ZRnzTTYk7_Q[/tube] ------------- |
Posted By: Baal Melqart
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2013 at 19:34
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Fascinating pictures. I always loved the architecture of Yemen, it's very special. I heard before that the Yemenis were the first to build apartments with more than one level for the purpose of living in them. I suspect they might have adopted and developed this knowledge from Babylonians or Sumerians. ------------- Timidi mater non flet |
Posted By: Menumorut
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2013 at 02:22
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Since I found some pictures and info of Socotra and Aden, I started to understand the beauty of this place "at the end of the world".
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26129699@N04/3947585199/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26129699@N04/3947585199/ - Yemen 0876 by http://www.flickr.com/people/26129699@N04/ - svgorb , on Flickr Aden http://www.flickr.com/photos/39071041@N02/6143922223/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39071041@N02/6143922223/ - Seirra Castle top view by http://www.flickr.com/people/39071041@N02/ - Ammar Khalaf , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/39071041@N02/6205067491/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39071041@N02/6205067491/ - Different orientation by http://www.flickr.com/people/39071041@N02/ - Ammar Khalaf , on Flickr Sana'a http://www.flickr.com/photos/31319626@N00/2777215577/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31319626@N00/2777215577/ - Untitled by http://www.flickr.com/people/31319626@N00/ - Sallam , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4726513876/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/4726513876/ - sunset at Sana'a, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/5356552060/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/5356552060/ - yemen-old sana'a city-اليمن-صنعاء by http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnyreportage/ - anthony pappone photographer , on Flickr Haraz Mountains http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2557009295/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_marion/2557009295/ - sunrise & house on top of Haraz Mountains - Shihara, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/phil_marion/ - Phil Marion , on Flickr Socotra Island http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281108924/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_sudeten/8281108924/ - 57 by http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_sudeten/ - Andy Sudeten , on Flickr Wadi Doan http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6832595273/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6832595273/ - beautiful palaces in a village in wadi doan, the tribal region of Hadramawt, northeast Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnyreportage/ - anthony pappone photographer , on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6336986044/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnyreportage/6336986044/ - beautiful canyons with palm trees and mud-brick houses in the wadi Doan, tribal region of Hadramawt, Yemen by http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnyreportage/ - anthony pappone photographer , on Flickr Taiz http://www.flickr.com/photos/aiace/354282879/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aiace/354282879/ - 200612_Yemen-215 by http://www.flickr.com/people/aiace/ - Ai@ce , on Flickr Arabian Leopard http://www.flickr.com/photos/our-planet/5764770578/"> 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/our-planet/5764770578/ - Arabian Leopard by http://www.flickr.com/people/our-planet/ - Land Rover Our Planet , on Flickr [tube]lA2yIaY4w4I[/tube] ------------- |
Posted By: balochii
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2013 at 15:20
| what an amazing land this is, almost seems like another world, one of the few places not touched by westernization |