Bab al-Yaman

Bab al-Yaman (Arabic: باب اليمن‎), lit. "Gate of the Yemen," is the main gate of Sana's old fortified wall, on the southern extremity of the walled city, its current design built in the 17th century by the Turks.^[1] Today, it is the most ornate of the gates of Sana's Old City. Passengers travelling southward, en route to Ma'bar and Dhamar, would depart from this gate.

As one enters the gate, one quickly notices the splendid Yemeni architecture, high towering houses made of baked bricks decorated with limestone plaster, one of the outstanding features of Sana's Old City.

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  The 1,000-year-old Bab al-Yaman in Sana'a

References

1. Carl Rathjens, Landeskundliche Ergebnisse (Geographic Results), vol. 40, Hamburg 1934 (jointly written with Hermann v. Wissmann), pp. 133–154.